APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PRESCRIPTION BENEFITS

• Main Authors: HEALY, RICHARD, P, JACKSON, WILLIAM, J, CARLSON, MARK, A, TAYLOR, NICHOLAS, C, STETTIN, GLEN, D, JURAVEL, ZEV, ALEXANDER, JEFFREY, H
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 27.11.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

A system and method are disclosed for managing prescription benefits. Case records containing information regarding patients and prescription coverage activities for the patients are stored in the system. Users are allowed access to the system via an appropriate electronic communication network. The user can subsequently perform various tasks in order to maintain (126) and review (150) coverage activities. The user can also enter additional prescription coverage activities (166) into the case records, as well as verify that information entered into the case records has been updated. L'invention concerne un système et un procédé de gestion de prestations de santé. Des dossiers contenant des informations sur les patients et les modalités de couverture des soins pour les patients sont stockés dans le système. Les utilisateurs ont accès au système par l'intermédiaire d'un réseau de communication électronique adapté. L'utilisateur peut exécuter diverses tâches afin de mettre à jour et de revoir les modalités de couverture. L'utilisateur peut également entrer des modalités de couverture de soins supplémentaires dans des dossiers, et vérifier que les informations entrées dans les dossiers ont été mises à jour.