Patent ID: 8332237
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
1. A prescription tracking and management system, comprising: a management module computer server configured to transmit information to and receive information from at least a remote prescriber module computer, a remote pharmacy module computer, and a remote pharmaceutical module computer, through an Internet connection; the pharmaceutical module computer configured to electronically activate pharmaceutical company tracking code allotments, each allotment including a plurality of tracking codes; the management module computer server configured to create an electronic prescription data file corresponding to each of the activated tracking codes in response to the electronic activation of tracking code allotments by the pharmaceutical company through the pharmaceutical module computer; the management module computer server configured to store the tracking codes in a storage device; the management module computer server, upon receiving pharmaceutical product information from the pharmaceutical module computer, configured to assign the information to a corresponding electronic prescription data file; the management module computer server configured to electronically distribute the tracking code for the assigned pharmaceutical product to a prescriber module computer; the prescriber module configured to add a particular patient's information to the electronic prescription data file associated with a distributed tracking code selected by the prescriber, whereby said prescription data file and tracking code become unique to said specific patient and the prescribing event, such that no two patients and prescribing events have the same prescription data file and tracking code combination; the management module computer server configured to, at request of the prescriber, electronically send the tracking code and the corresponding electronic prescription data file containing the patient's prescription information to a pharmacy through an electronic prescription (eRx) switch, wherein the pharmacy is a separate entity than the prescriber; and the pharmacy module computer configured to add pharmacy indicated prescription tracking information relative to the physical pharmaceutical product to be dispensed by the pharmacy to said electronic prescription data file.