DR. PATRICIA ANN DACOSTA, PHARMD
Pharmacy at Wyeth Walk, Marietta, GA
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Georgia RPH020145
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Pharmacy
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Pharmacist
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2064 Wyeth Walk, Marietta, GA 30062
Phone
(770) 518-1422
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Systems And Methods For Notifying Of Duplicate Product Prescriptions
US Patent:
8548824, Oct 1, 2013
Filed:
Mar 26, 2010
Appl. No.:
12/748129
Inventors:
Patricia A. daCosta - Marietta GA, US
Assignee:
McKesson Financial Holdings Limited
International Classification:
G06Q 50/00
US Classification:
705 3
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods for notifying a prescriber or other entity of duplicate product prescriptions. According to one embodiment, a method for processing prescriptions is provided that may include the operations of: receiving a healthcare transaction that identifies a current prescribed product, a patient, and a current prescriber who prescribed the current prescribed product; retrieving patient history for the patient; determining the following based on the patient history: that the patient has previously received a previous equivalent product equivalent to the current prescribed product identified in the healthcare transaction and an identity of a previous prescriber of the previous equivalent product; and transmitting a notification to at least one of the previous prescriber or the current prescriber, wherein the notification identifies potential duplicate products.
Systems And Methods For Verifying Prescription Dosages
US Patent:
8046242, Oct 25, 2011
Filed:
Jan 22, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/357882
Inventors:
Patricia A. daCosta - Marietta GA, US
Roger Pinsonneault - Alpharetta GA, US
Roger Pinsonneault - Alpharetta GA, US
Assignee:
McKesson Financial Holdings Limited - Hamilton
International Classification:
G06Q 50/00
US Classification:
705 2, 705 3, 600300
Abstract:
Systems and methods for verifying prescription transaction dosages can be provided according to embodiments of the invention. According to one example embodiment, a method for dosage error verification may be provided. The method may include executing computer program instructions by one or more processors for receiving a prescription transaction including a submitted drug product and a submitted strength of the submitted drug product; comparing the submitted drug product and the submitted strength to dosage error data residing in a dosage error database; determining that the submitted drug product is a member of at least one dosage error pair indicated by the dosage error data; determining that the submitted strength is potentially incorrect based at least in part on strengths indicated by the at least one dosage error pair; and performing an edit action based at least in part on the determination that the submitted strength is potentially incorrect.