System and method for managing prescription data

US7899686B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• William Rex Akers · US

Inventors

• William Rex Akers · Colleyville, US
• Craig Alan Walker · Austin, US
• Michael T. Rupp · Glendale, US
• Gregory B. Ehrhardt · Fort Worth, US
• Christian Ehrhardt · Berlin, DE
• Brian M. Hudson · Irving, US
• Matthew M. Bergmann · Franklin, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 21, 2003
• Grant date: Mar 1, 2011
• Expiry date: Mar 20, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02A90/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system for managing prescription data is provided. The system includes a switch system receiving prescription data from a pharmacy, such as medicine identification data, dosage data, number of doses data, fill date data, and number of refills data. A data volume sales system generates volume sales data from the prescription data, such as the percentage of a given type of medicine sold for a manufacturer relative to all manufacturers for that medicine. A data volume rebate by unit system receives the prescription data and, the volume sales data and generates incentive target reward data, such as the number of additional units of medicine that must be sold to reach a predetermined sales volume associated with a rebate level.