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US 7,597,247 B2Granted
System and method for comparing drug product information
AssigneeGlobal Healthcare Exchange, LLC
InventorsRobert P Helmin, William R Magruder
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Abstract
A system and method for comparing vast amounts of drug product information at granular levels is provided. This comparison is facilitated by the creation of a unique key that maintains the integrity of the comparison system. The unique key may contain a therapeutic class identifier, a clinical formulation identifier, an additional detail identifier, a package equivalent size identifier, a unit dose identifier, and a package quantity identifier.
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A system comprising:
- a first data feed;
- a second data feed;
- a processing engine configured to:
- receive the first data feed and the second data feed;
- parse the first data feed into first data and the second data feed into second data;
- assemble a first unique key based upon the first data, wherein the first unique key comprises at least one of a package quantity identifier, a therapeutic class identifier, a clinical formulation identifier, an additional detail identifier, a package size equivalent identifier, or a unit dose identifier;
- assemble a second unique key based upon the second data, wherein the second unique key comprises at least one of a package quantity identifier, a therapeutic class identifier, a clinical formulation identifier, an additional detail identifier, a package size equivalent identifier, or a unit dose identifier;
- determine a relationship between the first data and the second data by comparing the first unique key and the second unique key;
- analyze the relationship to create output data, wherein the output data comprises at least one of:
- a cost effectiveness of purchasing a drug product from different suppliers, a determination of a lowest cost per unit of the drug product, a manufacturer market share for the drug product, or a strategy for submitting a contract bid for the drug product;
- a database configured to store the first unique key, the second unique key and the output data;
- and,
- a reporting engine configured to generate reports based at least partially on the output data.
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A method comprising:
- parsing a first data feed into first data;
- parsing a second data feed into second data;
- assembling a first unique key based upon the first data, wherein the first unique key comprises a package quantity identifier and at least one of a therapeutic class identifier, a clinical formulation identifier, an additional detail identifier, a package size equivalent identifier, or a unit dose identifier;
- assembling a second unique key based upon the second data, wherein the second unique key comprises at least one of a package quantity identifier, a therapeutic class identifier, a clinical formulation identifier, an additional detail identifier, a package size equivalent identifier, or a unit dose identifier;
- and,
- determining a relationship between the first data and the second data by comparing the first unique key and the second unique key;
- receiving report criteria;
- analyzing the report criteria and the relationship to create report data, wherein the report data comprises at least one of:
- a cost effectiveness of purchasing a drug product from different suppliers, a determination of a lowest cost per unit of the drug product, a manufacturer market share for the drug product, or a strategy for submitting a contract bid for the drug product;
- storing the first unique key, the second unique key and the report data in a database;
- and,
- outputting the report data to a user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.