SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING PATIENT COMPLIANCE WITH A PRESCRIPTION DRUG REGIMEN

摘要

A system for improving patient compliance with a prescription drug regimen is described. The system includes a patient database for storing patient information, the information including contact information for a patient communication device (such as a telephone, cell phone, computer, or PDA) along with a method for communicating with that device. The system further includes an alert database for storing information about prescription reminder alerts to be sent to patients. A send program running on a computer retrieves information about prescription reminder alerts from the alert database and transmits the prescription reminder alerts to a patient communications device over a communications network using the contact information and contact method stored in the patient database.

主权项

1. A system for improving patient compliance with a prescription drug regimen, comprising:
a computer including a central processing unit; a communications network for transmitting messages; a patient database for storing information about a plurality of patients registered with a prescription reminder service, said information including contact information for at least one communications device associated with each of the plurality of patients, said contact information including a method for sending messages to the communications device; an alert database for storing a plurality of prescription reminder alerts, wherein each of said plurality of prescription reminder alerts is associated with a patient and wherein each of said prescription reminder alerts includes information to determine a specific time to transmit each of said prescription reminder alerts; and a send program running on said communication device, said send program configured to retrieve information about each of said prescription reminder alerts from the alert database and to remind the patient; and an incentive definition database for storing a plurality of incentive definitions, wherein each of the plurality of incentive definitions includes an incentive event description and information about an incentive verification wherein said incentive verification is to be sent upon receipt of an event notification matching said incentive event description; and an incentive program running on said computer configured to receive an event notification, compare said event notification with the incentive event description in each of the plurality of incentive definitions in the incentive database, and to send the incentive verification from each incentive definition that contains an incentive event description that matches the event notification, wherein at least one incentive definition in the incentive database contains an incentive event description that matches an event notification generated when the patient refills a prescription.