Patents by Inventor Brian Bertha

Brian Bertha has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8670998
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for providing at least one notification to a patient. In one embodiment, health-related data/information may be used to identify a patient that satisfies one or more business rules. Notifications to the patient's mobile device can then be provided based on location data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Inventors: Brian Bertha, Darren O'Neill, Stan Kachnowski, Margaret Griffin, Cole Manship
  • Publication number: 20130144637
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for providing at least one notification to a patient. In one embodiment, health-related data/information may be used to identify a patient that satisfies one or more business rules. Notifications to the patient's mobile device can then be provided based on location data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: MCKESSON SPECIALTY ARIZONA INC.
    Inventors: BRIAN BERTHA, DARREN O'NEILL, STAN KACHNOWSKI, MARGARET GRIFFIN, COLE MANSHIP
  • Publication number: 20130144635
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for providing surveys to care providers. In one embodiment, health-related data can be used to trigger generating and providing surveys regarding medications and products to care providers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: MCKESSON SPECIALTY ARIZONA INC.
    Inventors: BRIAN BERTHA, DARREN O'NEILL, STAN KACHNOWSKI, COLE MANSHIP, MARTHA TORRES-MORGAN
  • Patent number: 8392209
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for supporting barcoded service requests and responses. The systems, methods, and apparatuses can support receiving, from a pharmacy computer, a claim request that identifies at least a patient and a prescribed product; determining, based upon the claim request, that a service request is available, the service request indicating an opportunity for one or more services to be provided by the pharmacy to the patient; storing claim information in association with a bar code, the claim information including information from the claim request, the bar code associated with the service request; automatically directing a delivery of the service request to the pharmacy, the service request including the bar code; and receiving a response to the service request, wherein the response includes the bar code, where the bar code is utilized, at least in part, to obtain at least a portion of the claim information for documentation of the one or more provided services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: McKesson Specialty Arizona Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bertha, David Weinstein
  • Publication number: 20130006663
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for providing at least one message to a patient. In one embodiment, healthcare data may indicate (and/or be used to identify) a patient that has had a prescription filled by a care provider. Messaging to the patient's mobile device can then be provided based on the mobile device's location with regard to the care provider's location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Brian Bertha, Darren O'Neill, Stan Kachnowski, Margaret Griffin, Ilene Hollin
  • Publication number: 20120232983
    Abstract: A method for providing improved patient medication adherence may include receiving an indication of a current prescription based on claims data associated with a location at which the current prescription is fillable, generating an incentive for a patient associated with the current prescription, and providing the incentive to the patient via an electronically generated message. The incentive may be associated with a product available at the location. A corresponding apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Brian Bertha, Stan Kachnowski, Margaret Griffin, Ilene Hollin
  • Publication number: 20120004924
    Abstract: A method for providing targeted messaging for improved outcomes of communications intended to improve behaviors may include determining a profile category of an entity based at least on a correlation of personal information of the entity to characteristics of at least one of a plurality of profile categories, selecting a communication plan defining communication attributes to be employed in communicating with the entity regarding a patient care protocol based at least on the profile category determined, and directing communication of at least one message to the entity in accordance with the communication plan. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Stan Kachnowski, Robert Jahreis, Ilene Hollin, Brian Bertha
  • Publication number: 20110161109
    Abstract: Systems and methods may include receiving, from a healthcare provider computer, a first healthcare transaction that identifies a product to be dispensed, and a patient for receiving the product, the first healthcare transaction associated with a first date; determining that the product is associated with an adherence monitoring program; storing an association between the patient, the product to be dispensed, and the first date associated with the first healthcare transaction; receiving, from a healthcare provider computer, a second healthcare transaction that identifies the product to be dispensed, and the patient for receiving the product, the second healthcare transaction associated with a second date; determining a level of adherence to the patient specifications of the adherence monitoring program by comparing at least the second date associated with the second healthcare transaction to the first date associated with the first healthcare transaction; and delivering or directing a delivery of an adherence
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Roger Pinsonneault, Brian Bertha
  • Publication number: 20030023461
    Abstract: A system and method for managing patient health data is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of providing a plurality of input fields for receiving input data. The input data comprise at least one patient identifier, at least one patient criteria, at least one criteria condition, and at least one alert recipient. The method further comprises the steps of receiving a transmission of the at least one patient identifier, at least one patient criteria, at least one criteria condition corresponding to each of the at least one patient criteria and at least one alert recipient. The method further comprises the steps of receiving a transmission of health data, comparing the health data to the criteria condition, and transmitting an alert to alert recipients if the health data satisfies the criteria condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Dan Quintanilla, C. Anthony Jones, Judith W. Reuter, Brian Bertha