Patents by Inventor Kevin Scheckelhoff

Kevin Scheckelhoff 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: 11430031
    Abstract: A computing system and method leverage aggregated information regarding historical medication usage and medication availability to efficiently determine a unified purchasing solution. In a method, an order is received for a quantity of a medication. For a covered entity, a portion of the quantity of the medication that is able to be satisfied pursuant to a 340B program is determined based upon information regarding historical usage of the medication for outpatients and prior purchases under the 340B program. The method also includes determining the portions that are separately able to be satisfied pursuant to a group purchasing organization (GPO) program and a wholesaler/prime vendor program. The method further includes determining a proposed purchasing solution and to cause information regarding the proposed purchasing solution to be provided including information regarding savings based upon the prices of the medication for a respective period of time that was provided by the supplier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: MCKESSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Stump, Christopher Shain, Andrew Wilson, Kevin Scheckelhoff, Gregg Niemiec, Matthew Bates, Jennifer Luker