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US 2008/0177787 A1Published application
Facilitation of electronic prescription requests
AssigneeKryptiq Corporation
InventorsMurali M. Karamchedu, Jeffrey B. Sponaugle
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for facilitating electronic requests for prescriptions among healthcare providers and pharmacies. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Claims26
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a prescription intermediary, from a health care provider, first one or more messages comprising a prescription destined for a pharmacy, the first one or more messages being in a first form;
- and
- generating and transmitting electronically, by the prescription intermediary, second one or more messages comprising in substance the prescription to an engine of a pharmacy network of which the pharmacy is a member, the second one or more message being in a second form, that is different from the first form, and the generation and transmission being performed in accordance with an electronic prescription submission protocol of the pharmacy network.
A system comprising:
- a server configured to:
- receive from a pharmacy a request for refilling a prescription destined for a healthcare provider;
- and
- forward the request for refilling a prescription at least in substance to the healthcare provider.
1 more element
An article of manufacture comprising:
- a storage medium;
- and
- a plurality of instructions stored therein;
- wherein the plurality of instructions are adapted to cause one or more processors to perform a plurality of prescription intermediary operations, the plurality of operations comprising:
- receiving a request for filling a prescription;
- verifying at least one of a patient identification, a healthcare provider or a pharmacy associated with the prescription;
- and
- forwarding the request for filling a prescription to an entity for handling with respect to the request for filling a prescription.
5 more elements
The article of manufacture of claim 26, wherein forwarding the request for filling a prescription to an entity for handling comprises forwarding the request to a healthcare provider via electronic mail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.