Method for providing a user with a service for accessing and collecting prescriptions

• US 8,498,883 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2012
• Issued: 07/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: MyMedicalRecords Incorporated
• Original Assignee: MyMedicalRecords Incorporated
• Inventors: Lorsch, Robert H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chng, Joy
• Application Number:
  US13/714,720
• Publication Number:
  US 20130103427A1
• Time in Patent Office: 228 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 3
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS

Abstract

A method for providing a user with the ability to access and collect prescriptions associated with the user in a secure and private manner. The method may include associating access information with the user to access a server storing prescriptions associated with the user, providing a web-based user interface to remotely access the drug prescriptions stored on the server, receiving at the server the prescriptions associated with the user from health care providers, storing the prescriptions such that the prescriptions are accessible through the web-based user interface. The method may further include electronically sending from the server the prescriptions to a pharmacy selected by the user.

Claims

1. A method for providing a user with an ability to access and collect drug prescriptions associated with the user in a secure and private manner, the method comprising:

associating access information with the user for the user to use to access a server storing files comprising drug prescriptions associated with the user in a computer readable storage medium;

providing the user with a web-based user interface on a web-enabled computing device to remotely access the drug prescriptions stored on the server;

receiving at the server the files comprising the drug prescriptions associated with the user from a healthcare provider associated with the user wherein the drug prescriptions include medication prescribed, a date of issuance of the prescription, a name of the patient and a prescriber'"'"'s name and contact information, the healthcare provider prescribing the drug prescriptions, and wherein the step of receiving at the server the files comprising the drug prescriptions associated with the user from the healthcare provider associated with the user is performed without providing the healthcare provider access to the server;

providing a means for scheduling one or more prescription refills concerning a drug prescription to perform steps comprising;

(a) receiving at the server a request directed by the user to schedule one or more prescription refills concerning the drug prescription wherein the prescription is associated with the request, and (b) scheduling the one or more prescription refills concerning the drug prescription based on the prescription and directed by the user and storing the schedule on the computer readable storage medium;

electronically sending one or more of the drug prescriptions associated with the user to a pharmacy selected by the user;

receiving at the server a request from the user made through the web-based user interface of the web-enabled computing device for access to the files, wherein the access information is associated with the request;

sending the user a file containing a drug prescription associated with the user from the server to the web-enabled computing device in response to the request; and

wherein the files are maintained separately from any maintained by the healthcare provider prescribing the drug prescriptions and wherein the files are managed privately by the user and independently from the healthcare provider prescribing the drug prescriptions.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the server uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the healthcare provider is a doctor.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving from the user a request to send the drug prescription associated with the user to the healthcare provider; and

sending the drug prescription associated with the user from the server to the healthcare provider in response to the request to send the drug prescription.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving from the user a request to send insurance information regarding the drug prescriptions to the healthcare provider; and

sending insurance information regarding the drug prescriptions from the server to the healthcare provider in response to the request to send the insurance information.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending a message from the server to a second healthcare provider identifying adverse drug interactions determined by analyzing prescription medications taken by the user and querying a drug interactions database stored on a computer readable medium.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

sending a message from the server to the User identifying adverse interactions determined by analyzing the prescription medications taken by the user and querying the drug interactions database stored on a computer readable medium.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising;

electronically sending from the server reminders to the user concerning the drug prescription based on a scheduled prescription refill.

9. A method for providing user with the ability to access and manage drug prescriptions associated with the user in a secure and private manner, the method comprising:

associating information with the user on a server associated with one or more pharmacies wherein the server is accessible from an interne-connected device and is adapted for storing files comprising prescriptions associated with the user in a computer readable storage medium;

electronically sending from the server a secure request for a personal health record comprising a prescription to a healthcare provider associated with the user;

electronically receiving at the server a personal health record comprising a prescription from the healthcare provider wherein the prescription includes medication prescribed, a date of issuance of the prescription, a name of a patient and a prescriber'"'"'s name and contact information, and wherein the step of electronically receiving at the server the personal health record comprising the prescription from the healthcare provider is performed without providing the healthcare provider access to the server;

associating the personal health record comprising a prescription with the user'"'"'s information and storing the prescription in the computer readable storage medium;

electronically sending from the server the personal healthcare record comprising a prescription to a pharmacy selected by the user;

providing a means for scheduling prescription refills concerning the prescription to perform steps comprising;

(a) receiving at the server a request directed by the user to schedule one or more prescription refills concerning the prescription wherein the prescription is associated with the request, and (b) scheduling the one or more prescription refills concerning the prescription based on the prescription and directed by the user and storing the schedule on the computer readable storage medium;

providing the user with a web-based user interface on a web-enabled computing device for requesting information regarding the prescription associated with the user'"'"'s information; and

,

sending the user a file containing information regarding the prescription from the server to the web-enabled computing device in response to the request for prescription information;

wherein the files are maintained separately from any maintained by the healthcare provider prescribing the drug prescriptions and wherein the files are managed privately by the user and independently from the healthcare provider prescribing the prescriptions.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the server uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the healthcare provider is a doctor or a pharmacy not associated with the server.

12. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

sending a tile containing drug prescriptions associated with user from the server to the healthcare provider.

13. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

sending a file containing insurance information regarding prescriptions from the server to the healthcare provider.

14. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

sending a message from the server to a second healthcare provider identifying adverse drug interactions determined by analyzing prescription medications taken by the user and querying a drug interactions database stored on a computer readable medium.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

sending a message from the server to the user identifying adverse interactions determined by analyzing the prescription medications taken by the user and querying the drug interactions database stored on a computer readable medium.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

electronically sending from the server reminders to the user concerning the prescription based on a scheduled prescription refill.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

electronically sending a file from the server comprising the prescription to a pharmacy selected by the user based on the scheduled prescription refills.

18. A method for providing a user with the ability to access and manage drug prescriptions associated with the user in a secure and private manner, the method. comprising:

associating access information with the user for the user to use to access a server associated with one or more pharmacies wherein the server is accessible from an internet-connected device and is adapted for storing files comprising prescriptions associated with the user in a computer readable storage medium;

electronically receiving a personal health record comprising a prescription from a healthcare provider wherein the prescription includes a medication prescribed, a date of issuance of the prescription, a name of a patient and a prescriber'"'"'s name and contact information, and wherein the step of electronically receiving the personal health record comprising the prescription from the healthcare provider is performed without providing the healthcare provider access to server;

associating the personal health record comprising a prescription with the user'"'"'s access information and storing the prescription in the computer readable storage medium;

electronically sending the personal healthcare record comprising a prescription to a pharmacy selected by the user upon request of the user;

providing a means for scheduling prescription refills concerning the prescription to perform steps comprising;

(a) receiving at the server a request directed by the user to schedule one or more prescription refills concerning the prescription wherein the prescription is associated with the request, and (b) scheduling the one or more prescription refills concerning the prescription based on the prescription and directed by the user and storing the schedule on the computer readable storage medium;

providing the user with a web-based user interface on a web-enabled computing device to remotely access the health care records comprising prescriptions stored on the computer readable medium;

receiving at the server a request from the user made through the web-based user interface of the web-enabled computing device for access to the health care records, wherein the access information is associated with the request;

sending the user a file containing the drug prescriptions associated with user from the server to the web-enabled computing device in response to the request;

wherein the files are maintained separately from any maintained by the healthcare provider prescribing the drug prescriptions and wherein the files are managed privately by the user and independently from the healthcare provider prescribing the prescriptions.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the server uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

20. The method of claim 18 wherein the healthcare provider is a doctor or a pharmacy not associated with the server.

21. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

sending a message from the server to a second healthcare provider identifying adverse drug interactions determined by analyzing prescription medications taken by the user and querying a drug interactions database stored on a computer readable medium.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising:

sending a message from the server to the user identifying adverse interactions determined by analyzing the prescription medications taken by the user and querying the drug interactions database stored on a computer readable medium.

23. The method of claim 22 further comprising:

electronically sending from the server reminders to the user concerning the prescription based on the scheduled prescription refills.

24. A method for providing a user with the ability to access and manage drug prescriptions associated with the user in a secure and private manner, the method comprising;

associating access information with the user for the user to use to access a server associated with one or more pharmacies wherein the server is accessible from an internet-connected device and is adapted for storing files comprising prescriptions associated with the user in a computer readable Storage medium;

electronically receiving a personal health record comprising a prescription from a healthcare provider wherein the prescription includes a medication prescribed, a date of issuance of the prescription, a name of a patient and prescriber'"'"'s name and contact information, and wherein the step of electronically receiving the personal health record comprising the prescription from the healthcare provider is performed without providing the healthcare provider access to server;

associating the personal health record comprising a prescription with the user'"'"'s access information and storing the prescription in the computer readable storage medium;

providing the user with a web-based user interface on a web-enabled computing device to remotely access the health care records comprising prescriptions stored on the computer readable medium;

receiving at the server a request from the user made through the web-based user interface of the web-enabled computing device to schedule prescription refills concerning the prescription, wherein the access information is associated with the request;

scheduling prescription refills concerning the prescription based on the request received from the user and storing a schedule on the computer readable storage medium;

electronically sending reminders to the user concerning the prescription based on the scheduled prescription refills;

electronically sending the personal healthcare record comprising, a prescription to a pharmacy selected by the user based on the scheduled prescription refills; and

wherein the files are maintained separately from any maintained by the healthcare provider prescribing the prescriptions and wherein the files are managed privately by the user and independently from the healthcare provider prescribing the prescriptions.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein the server uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

26. The method of claim 24 wherein the healthcare provider is a doctor or a pharmacy not associated with the server.

27. The method of claim 24 further comprising:

sending a message from the serve to a second healthcare provider identifying adverse drug interactions determined by analyzing prescription medications taken by the user and querying a drug interactions database stored on a computer readable medium.

28. The method of claim 27 further comprising:

sending a message from the server to the user identifying adverse interactions determined by analyzing the prescription medications taken by the user and querying the drug, interactions database stored on a computer readable medium.