Patents by Inventor Giovanni C. Minardi

Giovanni C. Minardi 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).

  • Computer implemented method and system for analyzing pharmaceutical benefit plans and for providing member specific advice, optionally including lower cost pharmaceutical alternatives
    Patent number: 8380540
    Abstract: A method is described for reducing medication purchasing costs for a member of a pharmaceutical benefits plan. A member's currently prescribed medications are analyzed, and at least one substitute medication is recommended for the analyzed medication, this recommendation is based the member's pharmaceutical benefit plan. In response to the recommendation, the system receives at least one of an authorization and selection of a substitute medication. Approval for this medication is requested from the member's doctor. Further, the requested approval is sent along with a plurality of other medication substitution requests. The responses are processed to complete the substitution of the medication for the member. The member is informed that the substitute medication was approved for their purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack A. Smith, Thomas E. Feitel, Brian W. Cavanagh, Vicente L. Caride, Giovanni C. Minardi, Shannon Sue Scullin, John E. Gobinski
  • Computer implemented method and system for analyzing pharmaceutical benefit plans and for providing member specific advice, optionally including lower cost pharmaceutical alternatives
    Patent number: 7734483
    Abstract: A method is described for reducing medication purchasing costs for a member of a pharmaceutical benefits plan. A member's currently prescribed medications are analyzed, and at least one substitute medication is recommended for the analyzed medication, this recommendation is based the member's pharmaceutical benefit plan. In response to the recommendation, the system receives at least one of an authorization and selection of a substitute medication. Approval for this medication is requested from the member's doctor. Further, the requested approval is sent along with a plurality of other medication substitution requests. The responses are processed to complete the substitution of the medication for the member. The member is informed that the substitute medication was approved for their purchase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack A. Smith, Thomas E. Feitel, Brian W. Cavanagh, Vicente L. Caride, Giovanni C. Minardi, Shannon Sue Scullin, John E. Gobinski