Patent ID: 8352284

Claim:
One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method for generating medication tapers, the method comprising: receiving a medication identifier associated with a medication; automatically determining whether a medication taper is clinically appropriate for the medication based on a type of the medication; upon determining that a medication taper is clinically appropriate for the medication, presenting a medication taper availability notice that indicates the medication taper is clinically appropriate for the medication and includes a selectable medication taper generation indicator; receiving a selection of the medication taper generation indicator; upon receiving the selection of the medication taper generation indicator, determining one or more clinically appropriate medication taper options for the medication base on the type of the medication; presenting the one or more clinically appropriate medication taper options for user selection of at least one of the taper options; receiving first medication information including a first dose and a first frequency of administration; receiving taper details including an increment value or a decrement value to apply to at least one of the first dose and the first frequency of administration; calculating second medication information including a second dose and a second frequency of administration, at least one of the second dose and the second frequency of administration being based upon the increment value or the decrement value being applied to the at least one of the first dose and the first frequency of administration; and generating a medication taper for the medication that includes a first order and a second order, wherein the first order is based on the first dose and the first frequency of administration and the second order is based on the second dose and the second frequency of administration that is calculated by incrementing or decrementing the at least one of the first dose and first frequency of administration by the received increment or decrement value.