Patent ID: 7490049
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: G06Q,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-assisted method of providing, to a health care provider, information relating to a patient, said method comprising the steps of: (a) collecting a prescription history that includes information relating to one or more prescriptions issued to the patient, a non-prescription purchase history, and a prescription purchase history that includes information relating to one or more prescription purchases made by the patient in accordance with the one or more prescriptions, said collecting step (a) further comprising: (b) storing the prescription history, non-prescription purchase history, and prescription purchase history information of the patient into a database when at least one of the one or more prescriptions are issued by at least one of different health care providers and different pharmacists; (c) determining whether a drug formulary exists associated with a pharmacy insurance carrier of the patient; (d) generating, when it is determined that the drug formulary is not in existence, the drug formulary associated with the pharmacy insurance carrier of the patient by referencing a rules database, the drug formulary matches a formulary identification number of the patient, wherein the formulary identification number is consistent with different insurance carriers of the patient and specific to a formulary; (e) accessing the information stored in the database for the prescription history, non prescription purchase history, and prescription purchase history of the patient, wherein access will be granted only for the patient or a representative of the patient, under the direction of the patient or the representative, and under the authorization by the patient or the representative; (f) retrieving the information relating to prescription history, non-prescription purchase history, and prescription purchase history by the patient or the representative; and (g) at least one of printing and displaying, by the patient or the representative, the information retrieved relating to the prescription history, non-prescription purchase history, prescription purchase history, and information associated with said formulary, wherein said formulary is associated with the patient's insurance company for the health care provider in order to assist the health care provider in providing health care to the patient to prescribe for the patient the one or more prescriptions.