Automated Medication Adherence System

A method for verifying a person's adherence with a medication regimen by visual analysis, said method comprising the following steps:

• receiving a video feed over a network connection between a person at a remote
• device and an operator at a central computer, said remote device and said
• central computer each include an imaging device to bi-directionally communicate,
• said operator viewing the person's current medication,
• comparing the person's current medication with a prescribed medication listing stored in the central computer,
• confirming that the person's current medication is on the prescribed medication listing,
• preparing the person's current medication for administering,
• verifying the person's prepared medication according to a guideline stored in the central computer,
• observing the person administering the person's prepared medication,
• said operator verifying the person has administered the person's prepared medication, wherein said person is facing the video camera at the remote device so that the person's current medication and prepared medication are in the operator's view until administered by the person.

A method of providing patient medication adherence in compliance with a medication prescription regimen over a network connection between the patient at a remote device and an operator at a central computer, said remote device and said central computer each comprising an imaging device such that the remote device can use its imaging device to bi-directionally communicate with the central computer's imaging device, said method comprising:

• establishing wireless communications between said remote device and said central computer;
• establishing the patient's medication to be administered;
• said patient administering a dosage of said patient's medication;
• and wherein said patient is facing the remote device's imaging device so that the operator can view the establishing and administering steps, and wherein the patient's medication including said dosage is in the operator's view until administered by the patient.