US 7,890,350 B1Granted

Method for generating and transmitting prescription renewal request information

AssigneeePocrates, Inc.

InventorsRichard Alan Fiedotin, Geoffrey David Hyde, Diane Elizabeth Fraser

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Abstract

A method for providing prescription renewal request information via an electronic network. Upon receiving a request from a client for renewal request information for a particular prescriber, a report is generated containing the requested renewal request information and transmitted to the client. The transmitted report allows the client to easily review renewal request information and helps the client to manage appointments with patients whom the prescriber wishes to see. Depending on the client request, the transmitted report may be an “active renewals” page containing renewal request information regarding renewal requests that the prescriber has not reviewed, an “archived renewals” page containing renewed request information regarding renewal requests that the prescriber has reviewed, an “appointment” page containing renewal request information regarding patients with whom the prescriber wishes to make an appointment, or a “prescription detail” page containing detailed renewal request information regarding a particular renewal request.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A computer implemented method for providing information regarding renewal requests for prescriptions via an electronic network, comprising the steps of:

receiving a plurality of renewal requests at a server, each requesting that a prescriber renew an existing prescription, wherein the plurality of renewal requests include renewal requests for prescriptions of a plurality of patients;
transmitting the plurality of renewal requests to the prescriber, wherein each renewal request notifies the prescriber that a prescription for a patient will expire unless the prescriber renews the prescription;
determining whether the prescriber has responded to any of the plurality of renewal requests and based on said determining, assigning a respective status to each of the plurality of renewal requests, wherein the respective status for a respective renewal request indicates whether the prescriber has responded to the respective renewal request;
storing information on a renewal database at a server, where the information comprises the respective status for each of the plurality of renewal requests;
receiving a query at the server for said information from a client computer remote from the server, wherein said client computer is associated with the prescriber;
searching said renewal database for respective information that matches said query;
generating a report at the server containing said respective information, which includes respective statuses for the plurality of respective renewal requests;
and
transmitting from the server to the client computer said report to facilitate review of said respective information.

6 more elements

A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising:

instructions for receiving a plurality of renewal requests at a server, each requesting that a prescriber renew an existing prescription, wherein the plurality of renewal requests include renewal requests for prescriptions of a plurality of patients;
instructions for transmitting the plurality of renewal requests to the prescriber, wherein each renewal request notifies the prescriber that a prescription for a patient will expire unless the prescriber renews the prescription;
instructions for determining whether the prescriber has responded to any of the plurality of renewal requests and based on said determining, assigning a respective status to each of the plurality of renewal requests, wherein the respective status for a respective renewal request indicates whether the prescriber has responded to the respective renewal request;
instructions for storing information on a renewal database at a server, where the information comprises the respective status for each of the plurality of renewal requests;
instructions for receiving a query at the server for said information from a client computer remote from the server, wherein said client computer is associated with the prescriber;
instructions for searching said renewal database for respective information that matches said query;
instructions for generating a report at the server containing said respective information, which includes respective statuses for the plurality of respective renewal requests;
and
instructions for transmitting from the server to the client computer said report to facilitate the review of said respective information.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/167,803Filed 11 Jun 2002
Granted: 15 Feb 2011
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G06Q 40/08
Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes: insurance
G16H 20/10
ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient…:…
G16H 40/67
For the operation of medical equipment or devices: for remote operation
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…