Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Health care management
Reexamination Certificate
2010-08-17
2011-11-22
Gilligan, Luke (Department: 3626)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Health care management
C705S003000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08065165
ABSTRACT:
An system for constructing formularies is disclosed. The system includes a central computer system and at least one additional computer. The central computer system compiles a list of various pharmaceutical products and sort them into different categories. Formularies are then created by selecting individual products or categories of products that will be covered. When prescription claims are received, coverage is either accepted or denied based on whether the products in the prescription claims are covered by the formulary.
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Brown Kenneth J.
Daniel Roselin
Stettin Glen D.
Tobin William D.
Gilligan Luke
Medco Health Solutions Inc.
Nguyen Tran (Ken) N.
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
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