Surgery – Miscellaneous
Patent
1996-12-12
1999-09-14
Dvorak, Linda C.M.
Surgery
Miscellaneous
128904, 128906, 364400, 705 2, 705 3, A61B 1900
Patent
active
059506300
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for improving compliance by a patient with a medical regimen that has been prescribed to the patient wherein utilizing computer and electronic communication systems, patient data is compared to pharmaceutical data to verify prescribed drug dosage and prescribed medication duration are within acceptable limits, any abnormalities found by the comparisons are reported to the treating physician who may then alter the medical regimen before authorizing dispensing of the prescribed drugs and providing drug taking information to the patient, and upon authorization being issued, the patient is scheduled to receive reminder notifications prior to the prescribed time for the prescribed drugs to be administered, as well as automatically notifying the prescription distribution service to deliver the prescribed drugs to the patient, and notifying the payor service to pay for the prescribed drugs.
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Portwood John W.
Portwood Michael T.
Dvorak Linda C.M.
Kearney Rosiland
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