A system, method, and apparatus for observing member behavior and managing a care gap associated with the member are provided that include: determining a current gap-in-care for the member by: receiving an electronic record associated with the member that describes a current health-related behavior of the member; receiving guideline behavior for the member supported by a professional clinical recommendation; and determining a difference between the current health-related behavior of the member and the guideline behavior for the member. Some examples of the system, method, and apparatus may include determining, for a current gap-in-care for the member, actions that, if followed, are capable of at least partially closing the current gap-in-care within a clinically-defined period of time for the member; determining an impact associated with at least partially closing the current gap-in-care for the member according to the actions; and providing a communication to the member that describes the actions.
G16H 50/70 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
A modular dispenser includes a cartridge configured to hold a plurality of pills. The cartridge includes an opening through which the at least one pill is configured to pass under an influence of gravity. A dispensing base is configured to removably receive the cartridge. The dispensing base includes a funnel with a funnel inlet proximate the opening of the cartridge and a funnel outlet spaced apart from the funnel inlet. A dispensing assembly is rotatably coupled to the dispensing base. The dispensing base also includes at least one catch configured to receive the at least one pill when the at least one catch is proximate the funnel outlet and to rotate the at least one catch away from the funnel outlet to a position from which the at least one pill is retrievable by a user.
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
A modular dispenser includes a cartridge configured to hold a plurality of pills. A dispensing base is configured to removably receive the cartridge. The dispensing base includes a funnel with a funnel inlet proximate the opening of the cartridge and a funnel outlet spaced apart from the funnel inlet. A drawer is configured to receive the at least one pill from the funnel outlet in a well and is configured to be slidably received within the dispensing base. A metering flap may be movably positioned between the funnel outlet and the well of the drawer. The metering flap is pivotably coupled to at least one of the funnel and the dispensing base and may be configured to one of a) at least partially block and b) fully block the funnel outlet when the drawer is slidably extended away from the dispensing base.
A61J 7/00 - Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
The techniques described in this disclosure relate to methods and systems for generating a model profile to identify opportunities to, for example, initiate dialogue between a pharmacy and a patient. The techniques include a method comprising generating a model profile to identify at least one discrete opportunity to initiate dialogue with a patient; analyzing a patient profile associated with a patient to determine whether the patient profile fits the model profile; determining that the patient profile fits the model profile; and sending a message to the patient.
G16H 80/00 - ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring
A system, method, and computer program product for expedited admission and medication delivery provides for electronic transfer of continuity of care data, such as at least portions of continuity of care document including medication orders, when a patient is discharged from a first health care facility, such as an acute care facility. The continuity of care data is electronically transferred to a second health care facility, such as a non-acute care facility, to expedite admissions and medication delivery at the second health care facility.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
A pharmacy container (10) comprising a bottle (12) and a closure (14, 16) is disclosed herein. The bottle includes a body (20), a neck (22), stops (86b, 88b) on the neck defining a lug retention area (92b). The body (20) defines a storage chamber therein. The neck extends away from the body and defines an opening to the chamber of the body. The neck includes threads (84) extending around an outside surface of the neck. The stops extend from a bottom of a first thread toward the body, the stops defining the lug retention area. The closure is secured over the opening and around the neck. The closure includes a lug (144) configured to interface with the thread and engage with the lug retention area to retain the closure in place over the opening. Other labels, bottles, associated combinations, and associated methods are also disclosed.
B65D 50/04 - Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one
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MOBILE SUBMISSION OF PHARMACY INSURANCE INFORMATION
If a user of a client device is authenticated with a pharmacy service, the user is prompted to capture an image of an insurance card; if the user is not authenticated, the user is further prompted to input patient information. Information is extracted from the insurance card and it and the patient information are transmitted to a pharmacy for processing.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 80/00 - ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
An electronic image that includes information identifying a user of a client device is received, as is another electronic image that captures the face of the user. A first account (e.g., a store account) is linked to a second account (e.g., a pharmacy account) if an image of the user extracted from the first electronic image matches the face of the user.
G06F 21/36 - User authentication by graphic or iconic representation
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
A cap for a child resistant and senior friendly dispenser which can be used to hold or retain medicine such as, for example, pills. The dispenser can include a bottle and a bottle cap. The cap can restrict access to the contents of the bottle based on one or more incorporated child resistant features. The cap includes a base (104) and a lid (106). The base can be coupled to a top portion or neck of the bottle to secure the cap to the bottle. The lid includes one or more snaps (118, 120, 122) for securing to the base when in a closed positioned. The base includes one or more corresponding recesses or slots (128) for accepting and securing the snaps.
B65D 47/08 - Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with discharge nozzles or passages having articulated or hinged closures
B65D 50/04 - Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of simultaneous actions, e.g. depressing and turning, lifting and turning, maintaining a part and turning another one
An electronic image of a paper prescription is received; prescription information is extracted from the image, and a communication is sent to the prescribing physician for approval. If approval is received, shipment of the medication to the patient is approved.
A mobile device and a server exchange information in response to the mobile device detecting a proximity beacon. Upon detecting the proximity beacon, the mobile device initiates a web service call to the server. A mobile device user will indicate a choice whether to opt-in upon registration. If the user has opted in, the server will retrieve additional information about the user including prescription information. The server will transmit prescription information and other marketing information to the mobile device. The server may be configured to receive additional information from the mobile device, for example, a request for a prescription to be refilled.
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
H04W 8/18 - Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
H04W 4/021 - Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
G08B 21/24 - Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
An automatic prescription medication scheduling system and process provide for generating a medication schedule for a patient, the medication schedule having at least two time slots, each time slot allocated to a different medication event, a medication event comprising a medication and a dosage; determining whether two medication events in the medication conflict; and reallocating a medication event from one time slot to a second time slot to reduce the total number of time slots in the medication schedule that have an allocated medication event.
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
Disclosed is a pill tray that allows a user to efficiently and reliably verify the contents of an automatically filled prescription. Design features that avoid the presence of sharp edges and allow visualization of the entire surface of the pill tray help reduce and/or eliminate the risk of commingling of pills between separate prescriptions.
A packaged medication assembly includes a packaged medication, a bag, and an information insert. The packaged medication includes a container and medication enclosed within the container. The bag defines a first panel, a storage chamber, and an opening to the storage chamber. The information insert includes patient information, which provides identification of a patient that the medication was packaged for, and medication information providing at least one of an identity of and a description of the medication. The information insert includes a patient identifying section including the patient information adjacent the first edge. The information insert is placed in the storage chamber such that substantially only the patient identifying section extends and remains exposed above the first panel such that a remainder of the information insert is covered by the first panel of the bag. The packaged medication is positioned within the storage chamber.
B65B 61/20 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for adding cards, coupons or other inserts to package contents
A61J 7/04 - Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
B42D 15/04 - Foldable or multi-part cards or sheets
B65D 33/00 - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - Details of, or accessories for, sacks or bags
G09F 3/00 - Labels, tag tickets, or similar identification or indication means; Seals; Postage or like stamps
A dispensing insert is configured to friction fit within a neck of a bottle and to selectively receive an oral syringe. The dispensing insert includes a hollow cylinder, a top plate capping one end of the hollow cylinder, a raised deck extending substantially parallel to and spaced from the top plate, and an annular side wall extending from the top plate upwardly toward the raised deck. The raised deck has a smaller outer diameter than the top plate and defines an opening therethrough configured to provide access to contents of the pharmacy bottle through the dispensing insert. The annular sidewall substantially encompasses an outer perimeter of the raised deck.
A pharmacy container comprises a bottle and a ring. The bottle includes a body defining a storage chamber, a neck extending away from the body and defining an opening opposite and providing access to the body, and a pair of opposed ledges each extending radially outwardly from the neck and spaced from the body. The neck includes threads extending around an outside surface of the neck, and the pair of opposed ledges are positioned between the body and the threads. The ring defines an interior wall, an exterior wall, and a pair of opposed indentations radially extending through the interior wall toward the exterior wall. The ring is positioned around the neck with the pair of opposed indentations positioned adjacent the pair of opposed ledges such that interaction between the pair of opposed indentations and the pair of opposed ledges maintains the ring in position relative to the bottle.
B65D 1/02 - Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
B65D 23/00 - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
B65D 41/08 - Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation engaging a threaded ring clamped on the external periphery of the neck or wall
B65D 50/00 - Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures
B65D 83/04 - Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
A pharmacy container comprises a bottle and a ring. The bottle includes a body defining a storage chamber, a neck extending away from the body and defining an opening opposite and providing access to the body, and a pair of opposed ledges each extending radially outwardly from the neck and spaced from the body. The neck includes threads extending around an outside surface of the neck, and the pair of opposed ledges are positioned between the body and the threads. The ring defines an interior wall, an exterior wall, and a pair of opposed indentations radially extending through the interior wall toward the exterior wall. The ring is positioned around the neck with the pair of opposed indentations positioned adjacent the pair of opposed ledges such that interaction between the pair of opposed indentations and the pair of opposed ledges maintains the ring in position relative to the bottle.
B65D 50/00 - Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures
B65D 1/02 - Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
B65D 23/00 - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - Details of bottles or jars not otherwise provided for
A prescription pharmacy bottle (12) comprises a container (20) and a label (60). The container includes a generally planar front portion (22) having a generally rectangular shape and a generally plan back portion (28) spaced from the front portion (22). The back portion (28) has a generally rectangular shape and generally faces away in an opposite direction from the front portion (22). The label (60) is secured to the container (20) bearing printed matter related to a medication and includes a front portion (64) secured on the front portion (22) of the container (20) and a back portion (66) secured on the back portion (28) of the container (20).
A prescription pharmacy bottle (12) comprises a container (20) and a label (60). The container includes a generally planar front portion (22) having a generally rectangular shape and a generally planar back portion (28) spaced from the front portion (22). The back portion (28) has a generally rectangular shape and generally faces away in an opposite direction from the front portion (22). The label (60) is secured to the container (20) bearing printed matter related to a medication and includes a front portion (64) secured on the front portion (22) of the container (20) and a back portion (66) secured on the back portion (28) of the container (20).
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