Systems and methods for managing medical information

• US 8,670,999 B2
• Filed: 03/29/2012
• Issued: 03/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: McKesson Pharmacy Systems, LLC
• Original Assignee: Mckesson Financial Holdings Limited (McKesson Corp.)
• Inventors: Berzansky, Kristi Innocenti, Williams, Denise, John, Binny, Goswami, Kruti, Desai, Paras, Madappa, Shabari, Konanur, Hamsa, Barber, David
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TRAN N
• Application Number:
  US13/433,914
• Publication Number:
  US 20120253839A1
• Time in Patent Office: 712 Days
• Field of Search: 705/2
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing medical information for medical service providers are provided. Personnel are able to manage and track workflow operations, evaluate profitability, and maintain records in an integrated and streamlined manner by executing various modules of a software application. A Dashboard module provides a unitary display of information regarding employee efficiency and operational profitability; a Virtual Will Call module allows for the virtual placement of items in storage areas reflecting the corresponding physical will call storage locations; an Rx Tracker module provides information regarding the status of prescriptions as they go through the process from ordered to dispensed; the Maintenance module allows personnel to define customized delivery methods; and the Archive Viewer module provides a way for personnel to archive images in any accessible drive or memory device, including portable storage media, and to view such images independently of the module using an archive viewer executable.

Claims

1. A method of maintaining and updating records for a medical services provider comprising:

receiving at least one search criterion regarding a prescription;

displaying, on a display, information associated with one or more prescriptions based on the search criterion received;

determining, via a processor, whether distribution of the one or more prescriptions to the respective patient associated with each of the one or more prescriptions requires prior proactive counseling; and

presenting, on the display via the processor, an indication of the determination of whether distribution of the one or more prescriptions to the respective patient associated with each of the one or more prescriptions requires prior proactive counseling.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising presenting on the display a graphical user interface including a prescription details tab in response to receipt of a user input with respect to a selected prescription.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the prescription details tab includes a patient details section comprising items of information regarding a particular patient associated with the selected prescription.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the prescription details tab includes a profitability information section comprising financial information relating to the selected prescription.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the prescription details tab includes a prescription details section comprising information relating to dispensing of the prescription to a patient.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the prescription details tab includes an imaging section, wherein the imaging section comprises an image of a document associated with the selected prescription.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication comprises a flag.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving input indicating that the proactive counseling has been accomplished and modifying the indication based on the input.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving input regarding the prescription and modifying the information associated with the prescription based on the input.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising associating at least one note with the indication, the at least one note regarding an issue to be discussed during proactive counseling.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising presenting on the display a graphical user interface including a process history tab in response to receipt of a user input with respect to a selected prescription, wherein the process history tab comprises information related to a list of activities logged for the selected prescription.

12. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions for:

receiving at least one search criterion regarding a prescription;

displaying information associated with one or more prescriptions based on the search criterion received;

determining whether distribution of the one or more prescriptions to the respective patient associated with each of the one or more prescriptions requires prior proactive counseling; and

presenting an indication of the determination of whether distribution of the one or more prescriptions to the respective patient associated with each of the one or more prescriptions requires prior proactive counseling.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 further comprising program code instructions for presenting a graphical user interface including a prescription details tab in response to receipt of a user input with respect to a selected prescription.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the prescription details tab includes a patient details section comprising items of information regarding a particular patient associated with the selected prescription.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the prescription details tab includes a profitability information section comprising financial information relating to the selected prescription.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the prescription details tab includes a prescription details section comprising information relating to dispensing of the prescription to a patient.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the prescription details tab includes an imaging section, wherein the imaging section comprises an image of a document associated with the selected prescription.

18. The computer program product of claim 12 further comprising program code instructions for associating at least one note with the indication, the at least one note regarding an issue to be discussed during proactive counseling.

19. The computer program product of claim 12 further comprising program code instructions for receiving input indicating that the proactive counseling has been accomplished and modifying the indication based on the input.

20. The computer program product of claim 12 further comprising program code instructions for presenting a graphical user interface including a process history tab in response to receipt of a user input with respect to a selected prescription, wherein the process history tab comprises information related to a list of activities logged for the selected prescription.