Methods and systems for graphical medicine display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9852261-B1
Application number	US-201113338770-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 28, 2011
Priority date	Dec 28, 2011
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

Methods and systems for graphical medicine display are described. In one embodiment, prescription drug data associated with a prescription drug is accessed. The prescription drug is associated with a member. The prescription drug data includes prescription name data, prescription packaging data, prescription pill data, and dosage data. A prescription pill indicator and a prescription package indicator based on the prescription drug data are determined. A medicine display based on the prescription drug data associated with the prescription drug is generated. The medicine display includes the prescription pill indicator in association with the prescription package indicator, a prescription name indicator, and a dosage indicator. The prescription name data, the prescription packaging data, and the prescription pill data are associated with the prescription drug and the dosage data is associated with the member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
accessing, on a processor, prescription drug data associated with a prescription drug, the prescription drug being associated with a member, the prescription drug data including prescription name data, prescription packaging data, prescription pill data, and dosage data;
determining, on the processor, a prescription pill indicator and a prescription package indicator based on the prescription drug data;
generating, on the processor, a medicine display based on the prescription drug data associated with the prescription drug, the medicine display including an image of the prescription package indicator and the prescription pill indicator associated with the prescription package indicator, a prescription name indicator, and a dosage indicator,
wherein the prescription name data, the prescription packaging data, and the prescription pill data are associated with the prescription drug and the dosage data is associated with the member;
accessing prescription drug label data associated with the prescription drug and the member;
generating a prescription drug label indicator based on the prescription drug label data, the medicine display including the prescription drug label indicator and a graphical representation of a medicine cabinet, the prescription pill indicator being located within the graphical representation of the medicine cabinet, wherein generating includes collecting ratings data from a pharmacy benefit plan member through the medicine cabinet by presenting a ratings popup sub-display with selectable items on top of the medicine cabinet and reporting the collected ratings data to a prescriber device;
accessing an indication that at least one of the following is changed: (i) the prescription drug label data and the prescription packaging data;
updating the prescription drug label indicator and the prescription package indicator in the medicine cabinet based on the indication that the prescription drug label data changed or that the prescription packaging data changed, respectively; and
selecting a displayed prescription package indicator to drag the selected prescription package indicator to a location in the medicine cabinet at which at least one of a price, information, addition or deletion for the prescription drug will be provided by a pharmacy benefit plan device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a number of days remaining for the member to consume the prescription drug based on the prescription drug data and the dosage data; and
generating a days remaining indicator corresponding to the number of days remaining for the member to consume the prescription drug,
wherein the medicine display includes the days remaining indicator displayed with the associated image of the prescription package indicator.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a number of doses of the prescription drug remaining for the member based on the prescription drug data and the dosage data; and
generating a doses remaining indicator corresponding to the number of doses of the prescription drug remaining for the member,
wherein the medicine display includes the doses remaining indicator displayed with the image of the prescription package indicator for the prescription drug.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a number of refills of the prescription drug remaining for the member based on the prescription drug data and the dosage data; and
generating a refills remaining indicator corresponding to the number of refills of the prescription drug remaining for the member,
wherein the medicine display includes the refills remaining indicator.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
preloading dosage instructions associated with the prescription drug based on the dosage data; and
loading a plurality of dose reminders associated with the prescription drug into an electronic calendar, the electronic calendar being associated with the member.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the prescription drug label indicator includes a photograph of a label associated with the prescription drug before fulfillment of a prescription drug order to the member, and wherein the photograph of a label is displayed as part of the image of the prescription package indicator on a member device.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing an indication that the prescription drug label data changed; and
updating the prescription drug label indicator in the medicine display based on the indication that the prescription drug label data changed.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing prescription drug expiration data associated with the prescription drug and the member; and
generating a prescription drug expiration indicator based on the prescription drug expiration data,
wherein the medicine display includes the prescription drug expiration indicator.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the medicine display includes a prescription drug dose reminder indicating that the member follow a prescription drug dosage associated with the prescription drug and the member, the prescription drug dose reminder based on the prescription drug data and the dosage data.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a member dose indication, the member dose indication corresponding to whether the member followed a prescription drug dosage associated with the prescription drug;
determining a prescription drug adherence metric based on the prescription drug data and the dosage indicator; and
generating a prescription drug adherence indicator based on the prescription drug adherence metric,
wherein the medicine display includes the prescription drug adherence metric.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing an indication that the prescription packaging data changed; and
updating the prescription package indicator in the medicine display based on the indication that the prescription packaging data changed.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the prescription package indicator includes a photograph of packaging associated with the prescription drug before fulfillment of a prescription drug order to the member.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
comparing a prescription drug image associated with the prescription drug data with a standard prescription drug image associated with the prescription drug to determine that there is a drug match,
wherein the prescription package indicator is included in the medicine display based on the drug match.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the prescription pill indicator visually represents the prescription drug having been prescribed to the member and the prescription package indicator visually represents packaging in which the prescription drug was packed when provided to the member.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the following operations:
access, on a processor, prescription drug data associated with a prescription drug, the prescription drug being associated with a member, the prescription drug data including prescription name data, prescription packaging data, prescription pill data, and dosage data;
determine, on the processor, a prescription pill indicator and a prescription package indicator based on the prescription drug data;
access prescription drug label data associated with the prescription drug and the member;
determine, on the processor, a prescription drug label indicator base

Assignees

• Havard Michael Ross
• Cox Timothy Andrew
• Miller Grant Paris
• Sundararaman Katherine Harini
• Express Scripts Strategic Dev Inc

Inventors

• Havard Michael Ross
• Cox Timothy Andrew
• Miller Grant Paris
• Sundararaman Katherine Harini

Classifications

• G06F19/3456

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F19/322 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q50/22

  Social work or social welfare, e.g. community support activities or counselling services · CPC title

• G16H70/40

  relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage · CPC title

• G16H20/10

  relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients · CPC title