Patient oriented point of care system and method implementing same

摘要

Computer-assisted methods, systems and mediums for providing, to a physician, information relating to a patient. One embodiment of the present invention is a method that comprises the steps of collecting a prescription history that includes information relating to one or more prescriptions issued to the patient and a prescription purchase history, storing the prescription history and prescription purchase history of the patient into a database, and accessing, by the patient, the database for the stored prescription history and prescription purchase history of the patient. The prescription purchase history includes information relating to one or more prescription purchases made by the patient in accordance with the one or more prescriptions. The method also includes the steps of retrieving the prescription history and prescription purchase history by the patient, and communicating, by the patient, the retrieved prescription history and prescription purchase history to the physician via physically or electronically in order to assist the physician in providing medical services to the patient.