US 11,081,214 B1Granted

Systems and methods for secure prescription status updates using a mobile device

AssigneeWalgreen Co.

InventorsLindsey Whitaker, Kevin Meyer

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Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for providing secure electronic access to prescription status information on a mobile device. An example method includes, in response to receiving a status request message determining a user corresponding the mobile device associated with the status request message, and providing a refill status message comprising a short uniform resource locator (URL) to the mobile device associated with the status request message. The short URL is generated based on (i) a web address for a prescription status webpage associated with the user and (ii) an authentication token associated with the user. The example method includes, upon receiving a request to access the short URL, validating, by the at least one processor, the request based on stored authentication data. The example methods includes providing access to the prescription status webpage on the mobile device upon obtaining authorization to electronically access protected health information (PHI) of the user.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method of providing secure electronic access to prescription status information, the method comprising:

analyzing user profile data in a pharmacy system periodically to identify a status update event,
identifying a user associated with the status update event and a mobile computing device corresponding to the user;
and
transmitting, over a communication network, a text message comprising a short uniform resource locator (URL) to the mobile number of the mobile computing device associated with the user, the short URL including (i) an HTTP address for a prescription refill webpage associated with the user and (ii) a secure authentication token associated with the user;
transmitting, in response to receiving a selection of the user to access the short URL via an input device of the mobile computing device, an HTTP request to the pharmacy system, the request including the short URL and the secure authentication token,
validating, in the pharmacy system, the HTTP request by comparing the secure authentication token to stored authentication data,
transmitting, when the secure authentication token is valid, a protected health information (PHI) access webpage to the mobile computing device of the user that prompts the user to provide verification information,
transmitting, in response to verifying user's identity by comparing verification information received in the pharmacy server to information stored in a profile of the user, the prescription refill webpage to the mobile computing device, wherein the prescription refill webpage displays prescription information for at least one drug, medicament, or medical device that is currently-prescribed to the user and a refill now option;
and
transmitting, in response to receiving via the input device of the mobile computing device a selection of the user corresponding to the refill now option, a prescription refill order HTTP request to the pharmacy system;
and
transmitting, in response to receiving the order refill selection of the user, a refill order confirmation to the mobile device of the user.

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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including software instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

analyze user profile data in a pharmacy system periodically to identify a status update event,
identify a user associated with the status update event and a mobile computing device corresponding to the user;
and
transmit, over a communication network, a text message comprising a short uniform resource locator (URL) to the mobile number of the mobile computing device associated with the user, the short URL including (i) an HTTP address for a prescription refill webpage associated with the user and (ii) a secure authentication token associated with the user;
transmit, in response to receiving a selection of the user to access the short URL via an input device of the mobile computing device, an HTTP request to the pharmacy system, the request including the short URL and the secure authentication token,
validate, in the pharmacy system, the HTTP request by comparing the secure authentication token to stored authentication data,
transmit, when the secure authentication token is valid, a protected health information (PHI) access webpage to the mobile computing device of the user that prompts the user to provide verification information;
and
transmit, in response to verifying the user's identity by comparing verification information received in the pharmacy server to information stored in a profile of the user, the prescription refill webpage to the mobile computing device, wherein the prescription refill webpage displays prescription information for at least one drug, medicament, or medical device that is currently-prescribed to the user and a refill now option;
and
transmit, in response to receiving via the input device of the mobile computing device a selection of the user corresponding to the refill now option, a refill order confirmation to the mobile device of the user.

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A system in network communication with a mobile device of a user, the system comprising:

a refill status module configured to:
analyze user profile data periodically to identify a status update event,
determine an identity of the user associated with the status update event and a mobile computing device corresponding to the user;
and
transmit, over a communication network, a text message comprising a short uniform resource locator (URL) to the mobile number of the mobile computing device associated with the user, the short URL including (i) an HTTP address for a prescription refill webpage associated with the user and (ii) secure authentication token associated with the user;
transmit, in response to receiving a selection of the user to access the short URL via an input device of the mobile computing device, an HTTP request to the pharmacy system, the request including the short URL and the secure authentication token,
validate, in the pharmacy system, the HTTP request by comparing the secure authentication token to stored authentication data,
transmit, when the secure authentication token is valid, a protected health information (PHI) access webpage to the mobile computing device of the user that prompts the user to provide verification information;
and
transmit, in response to verifying the user's identity by comparing verification information received in the pharmacy server to information stored in a profile of the user, the prescription refill webpage to the mobile computing device, wherein the prescription refill webpage displays prescription information for at least one drug, medicament, or medical device that is currently-prescribed to the user and a refill now option,
transmit, in response to receiving via the input device of the mobile computing device a selection of the user corresponding to the refill now option, a refill order confirmation to the mobile device of the user;
and
a memory for storing the refill status module;
and a processor in communication with the memory for execution of the refill status module.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/172,960Filed 3 Jun 2016
Granted: 3 Aug 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

G16H 10/60
ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data: for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic…
G16H 40/67
For the operation of medical equipment or devices: for remote operation
G06F 21/6245
To a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database: protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
G16H 20/10
ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient…:…