Medication management portal device, system and methods

A method of medication management comprising:

• providing a medication management device, wherein the medication management portal device is comprised of:
• a plurality of receptacles, each configured to receive and hold a medication;
• an indicator associated with each of the plurality of receptacles;
• a processor communicatively coupled to each of the indicators, wherein the processor executes computer-executable instructions to track dates and time, and wherein the processor further executes computer-executable instructions that cause the processor to individually identify each of the plurality of receptacles, wherein each of the plurality of receptacles has a unique receptacle identifier;
• a memory in communication with the processor;
• a communications interface coupled with the processor for connecting the medication management system to a network;
• a display in communication with the processor;
• and
• an input-output (I/O) device in communication with the processor;
• receiving, by the medication management device, information via the I/O device for a medication is placed in one of the receptacles;
• receiving, by the medication management device, a medication identifier for the medication placed in the one of the receptacles;
• associating, by the medication management device, the medication identifier with the unique receptacle identifier for the receptacle that the medication is placed in;
• receiving, by the medication management device, information via the I/O device indicating one or more days or times during a day that a patient is to access the medication in the one of the receptacles;
• and
• providing, by the medication management device, an indication using the indicator associated with the one of the plurality of the receptacles when it is the one or more days or times during a day that a patient is to access the medication in the one of the receptacles.

A method of verifying adherence to a medication regimen using a medication management device, said method comprising:

• providing a medication management device, wherein the medication management portal device is comprised of:
• a plurality of receptacles, each configured to receive and hold a medication;
• an indicator associated with each of the plurality of receptacles;
• a processor communicatively coupled to each of the indicators, wherein the processor executes computer-executable instructions to track dates and time, and wherein the processor further executes computer-executable instructions that cause the processor to individually identify each of the plurality of receptacles, wherein each of the plurality of receptacles has a unique receptacle identifier;
• a memory in communication with the processor;
• a communications interface coupled with the processor that connects the medication management system to a network;
• a display in communication with the processor;
• an input-output (I/O) device in communication with the processor;
• and
• a camera in communication with the processor;
• providing, by the medication management device, an alert that it is a time for a patient to receive medication from one of the receptacles of the medication management device;
• providing, by the medication management device, an indication that allows the user to identify the receptacle that the medication is to be retrieved from;
• recording, by the medication management device, using the camera, a user retrieving the medication from the identified receptacle;
• recording, by the medication management device, using the camera, the user or a patient using the medication from the identified receptacle;
• and
• transmitting, by the medication management device, a video of the user retrieving the medication from the identified receptacle and the user or the patient using the medication from the identified receptacle, wherein the video is transmitted over the network to a device under the control of a health care professional.

A method of collecting medical information using a medication management device, said method comprising:

• providing a medication management device, wherein the medication management portal device is comprised of:
• a plurality of receptacles, each configured to receive and hold a medication;
• an indicator associated with each of the plurality of receptacles;
• a processor communicatively coupled to each of the indicators, wherein the processor executes computer-executable instructions to track dates and time, and wherein the processor further executes computer-executable instructions that cause the processor to individually identify each of the plurality of receptacles, wherein each of the plurality of receptacles has a unique receptacle identifier;
• a memory in communication with the processor;
• a communications interface coupled with the processor that connects the medication management system to a network;
• a display in communication with the processor;
• an input-output (I/O) device in communication with the processor;
• and
• one or more physiological monitoring devices that are used to measure one or more of ECG, respiration, heart rate, temperature, blood pressure urinalysis, and stool analysis information in communication with the processor;
• transmitting, by the medication management device, information from one or more of the physiological monitoring devices, wherein the information from one or more of the physiological devices is obtained at or near a time that a user retrieves a medication from one of the receptacles of the medication management device, wherein the information is transmitted over the network to a device configured to store information;
• transmitting, by the medication management device, over the network to the device configured to store information, a medication identifier for the medication that the user retrieved from the one of the receptacles of the medication management device;
• and
• transmitting, by the medication management device, over the network to the device configured to store information, patient information that is entered into the medication management portal device using the I/O device, wherein the patient information includes one or more of age, weight, race, sex, ethnicity, and genotype.