Flexible computer based pharmaceutical care cognitive services management system and method
US5666492A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H20/13
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer based pharmaceutical care cognitive services management system and method allows the transformation of a pharmacist from a vendor to a health care provider. The pharmaceutical care cognitive services management system and method captures all of the value added by a pharmacist to a patient encounter by permitting multiple RARs (Reasons, Actions, Results) to be associated with a single SOAP (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan). This system enables the pharmacist to financially recover for each analytical or counseling session and/or service provided to the user associated with a single transaction. The pharmaceutical care cognitive services management system and method also enables the efficient processing of interruptions to cognitive and counseling sessions. When a pharmacist receives an interruption from a patient in the nature of a telephone call or an in-person interruption, or in the nature of a physician requesting a refill for a prescription by telephone, the pharmaceutical care cognitive services management system and method suspends the cognitive or counseling session for a first patient, processes the interrupt for the second patient or refill request, and …
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