Rating and ranking controlled substance distribution stakeholders

US9760925B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Quintiles IMS Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Harold J. Petrimoulx · Phoenixville, US
• Jan Biddulph-Krentar · West Chester, US
• Yu-Chun Chen · Hsinchu, TW
• Mark Rathman · Royersford, US
• Hossam Sadek · Phoenixville, US
• Barry W. Summers · Yardley, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 15, 2013
• Grant date: Sep 12, 2017
• Expiry date: Oct 31, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0607
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for rating and ranking stakeholders in the distribution of controlled substances. One computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer system, retail prescription data, encrypted patient data, reference prescriber data, and pharmaceutical purchase data. For a retail outlet included in the received data, the method includes aggregating the received data and determining information about sales of a pharmaceutical product associated with the retail outlet. The method further includes rating the retail outlet based on the aggregated information.