Patents by Inventor Joel McTopy

Joel McTopy 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).

  • Methods and systems for minimizing costs of drug purchases
    Patent number: 8352283
    Abstract: Drug purchases are evaluated according to available offers from drug manufacturers, based on the equivalent dosage regimens for similar drugs. Equivalent doses among drugs are calculated. Purchasing amounts of equivalent doses of drugs are reviewed. The costs of the equivalent doses of the drugs are compared, taking into account contractual price adjustments, such as discounts and rebates. Subsequent purchasing amounts of the drugs are determined, using results from the comparisons. The new purchasing amounts of the equivalent doses of the drugs are produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Cardinal Health Pharmacy Services
    Inventors: Teresa Ard, Rick Burnett, Kathy Chase, Alisa Goetz, Joel McTopy, Kathy McTopy
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MINIMIZING COSTS OF DRUG PURCHASES
    Publication number: 20090094051
    Abstract: Drug purchases are evaluated according to available offers from drug manufacturers, based on the equivalent dosage regimens for similar drugs. Equivalent doses among drugs are calculated. Purchasing amounts of equivalent doses of drugs are reviewed. The costs of the equivalent doses of the drugs are compared, taking into account contractual price adjustments, such as discounts and rebates. Subsequent purchasing amounts of the drugs are determined, using results from the comparisons. The new purchasing amounts of the equivalent doses of the drugs are produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: CARDINAL HEALTH 303, INC.
    Inventors: Teresa (Beckwith) Ard, Rick Burnett, Kathy Chase, Alisa Goetz, Joel McTopy, Kathy McTopy