Patents Examined by Sean K Hunter
  • Patent number: 8311891
    Abstract: An information system and method that provides the ability to reroute portions of prescription order work between a plurality of organizational units in order to leverage capacity, expertise, or other resources to increase network efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Walgreen Co.
    Inventors: Alan J. Berkelhamer, Gowri Selka
  • Patent number: 8311849
    Abstract: A statistical processing system includes a server operably configured with program instructions implementing a plurality of statistical models to at least one of (a) predict a health outcome based on questionnaire responses, (b) assist a patient's choice of therapeutic modality based on questionnaire responses, and (c) assess a health risk or status based on questionnaire responses. Also provided is a research agency communicating with the server and contracted to provide the statistical models using a visual interface communicated by the server. The server is configured to analyze requests received from users relating to a plurality of said statistical models to reduce redundancy in requests for patient data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Health Outcomes Sciences, LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel Enrique Soto, John Albert Spertus
  • Patent number: 8165896
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a verification technique that facilitates administration of a health-related procedure to an intended recipient patient or group of patients. An interface template or signal protocol may be configured to establish suitable matching between the patient and various types of objects used to administer the health-related procedure. In some embodiments real-time monitoring data regarding administration of a health-related procedure to a recipient patient is posted to a patient data record that has restricted read/write access. In some instances the monitoring data is processed to determine compliance or non-compliance based on comparison of the health-related procedure with a predetermined benchmark standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Edward K. Y. Jung, Eric C. Leuthardt, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8111431
    Abstract: A printer for printing packaging associated with a pharmaceutical product. The printer determines visible information to be provided on the packaging and an identity associated with the pharmaceutical product. The printer uses this to generate coded data including a number of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of the identity. The printer then prints the packaging by printing the coded data and the visible information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Kia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun
  • Patent number: 8046240
    Abstract: In issuing an order, a medical image diagnostic system acquires order issuance support information on the basis of a reference report or a reference image, which an order issuer uses as a basis of order creation. The medical image diagnostic system classifies the order issuance support information on the basis of a table and presents the order issuance support information using a predetermined order issuance support screen. For example, the order issuer selects desired conditions from the order issuance support screen presented to perform order issuance based on the reference report or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fukatsu, Muneyasu Kazuno, Akira Iwasa
  • Patent number: 7853456
    Abstract: A statistical processing system includes a server operably configured with program instructions implementing a plurality of statistical models to at least one of (a) predict a health outcome based on questionnaire responses, (b) assist a patient's choice of therapeutic modality based on questionnaire responses, and (c) assess a health risk or status based on questionnaire responses. Also provided is a research agency communicating with the server and contracted to provide the statistical models using a visual interface communicated by the server. The server is configured to analyze requests received from users relating to a plurality of said statistical models to reduce redundancy in requests for patient data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Health Outcomes Sciences, LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel Enrique Soto, John Albert Spertus