Patents by Inventor Kristen R. Augspurger
Kristen R. Augspurger 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).
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Publication number: 20160358288Abstract: An online application for approving prior authorization requests for prescription drugs. The application is used by pharmacy benefits providers, physicians, and pharmacies to request prior authorizations for drugs and to receive approvals automatically if a requested drug meets authorization criteria. The online application is accessible through a group pharmacy benefits provider portal on a web site. Requests are processed through a pharmacy benefits manager computer that determines whether prior authorization is required and through a pharmacy benefits provider computer when the pharmacy benefits manager computer determines that prior authorization is required. Requests that meet certain authorization criteria are approved automatically. Requests that cannot be approved automatically are submitted for review by a clinical pharmacy review division that access requests through a drug request transaction computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2012Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: HUMANA INC.Inventors: Ronald Keith McKenzie, Sarah Stephens, Kathryn Knapp Broaddus, Brad Ennis, Kristen R. Augspurger
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Patent number: 8265953Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a Medicare Part D Pharmacy Benefits Calculator. A computer user inputs data for prescriptions to be purchased by a prospective insured for a plan period. The prescription data includes a quantity, a days supply, and a number of fills. The data for each prescription the user enters is used to calculate anticipated out-of-pocket costs for the prescriptions for one or more pharmacy benefits plans available to the prospective insured. The cost data is presented to the user in a way that illustrates how out-of-pocket costs will vary over the course of a plan period. The user may view costs for alternative drugs and alternatives sources of drugs. The user may vary and expand the presentation of the cost data to better understand the available plan benefits. The invention helps prospective insureds decide among alternative Medicare Part D pharmacy benefits plans offered by one or more insurance companies.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Humana Inc.Inventors: Megan K. Elizabeth, Stephen L. Marco, Jr., Kristen R. Augspurger, Sarah A. Stephens, Mark M. Muse, Srinath S. Iyengar, Jason P. Loehr, David L. Townsend
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Patent number: 8265959Abstract: An online application for approving prior authorization requests for prescription drugs. The application is used by pharmacy benefits providers, physicians, and pharmacies to request prior authorizations for drugs and to receive approvals automatically if a requested drug meets authorization criteria. The online application is accessible through a group pharmacy benefits provider portal on a web site. Requests are processed through a pharmacy benefits manager computer that determines whether prior authorization is required and through a pharmacy benefits provider computer when the pharmacy benefits manager computer determines that prior authorization is required. Requests that meet certain authorization criteria are approved automatically. Requests that cannot be approved automatically are submitted for review by a clinical pharmacy review division that access requests through a drug request transaction computer.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Humana Inc.Inventors: Ronald Keith McKenzie, Sarah Stephens, Kathryn Knapp Broaddus, Brad Ennis, Kristen R. Augspurger
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Publication number: 20110093289Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a Medicare Part D Pharmacy Benefits Calculator. A computer user inputs data for prescriptions to be purchased by a prospective insured for a plan period. The prescription data includes a quantity, a days supply, and a number of fills. The data for each prescription the user enters is used to calculate anticipated out-of-pocket costs for the prescriptions for one or more pharmacy benefits plans available to the prospective insured. The cost data is presented to the user in a way that illustrates how out-of-pocket costs will vary over the course of a plan period. The user may view costs for alternative drugs and alternatives sources of drugs. The user may vary and expand the presentation of the cost data to better understand the available plan benefits. The invention helps prospective insureds decide among alternative Medicare Part D pharmacy benefits plans offered by one or more insurance companies.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: HUMANA INC.Inventors: Megan K. Elizabeth, Stephen L. Marco, JR., Kristen R. Augspurger, Sarah A. Stephens, Mark M. Muse, Srinath S. Iyengar, Jason P. Loehr, David L. Townsend
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Patent number: 7860732Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a Medicare Part D Pharmacy Benefits Calculator. A user inputs data for prescriptions to be purchased by a prospective insured for a plan period. The prescription data includes a quantity, a days supply, and a number of fills. The data for each prescription the user enters is used to calculate anticipated out-of-pocket costs for the prescriptions for one or more pharmacy benefits plans available to the prospective insured. The cost data is presented to the user in a way that illustrates how out-of-pocket costs will vary over the course of a plan period. The user may view costs for alternative drugs and alternatives sources of drugs. The user may vary and expand the presentation of the cost data to better understand the available plan benefits. The invention helps prospective insureds decide among alternative Medicare Part D pharmacy benefits plans offered by one or more insurance companies.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2007Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Humana Inc.Inventors: Megan K. Elizabeth, Stephen L. Marco, Jr., Kristen R. Augspurger, Sarah A. Stephens, Mark M. Muse, Srinath S. Iyengar, Jason P. Loehr, David L. Townsend
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Publication number: 20090198518Abstract: An online application for approving prior authorization requests for prescription drugs. The application is used by pharmacy benefits providers, physicians, and pharmacies to request prior authorizations for drugs and to receive approvals automatically if a requested drug meets authorization criteria. The online application is accessible through a group pharmacy benefits provider portal on a web site. Requests are processed through a pharmacy benefits manager computer that determines whether prior authorization is required and through a pharmacy benefits provider computer when the pharmacy benefits manager computer determines that prior authorization is required. Requests that meet certain authorization criteria are approved automatically. Requests that cannot be approved automatically are submitted for review by a clinical pharmacy review division that access requests through a drug request transaction computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2008Publication date: August 6, 2009Applicant: Humana Inc.Inventors: Ronald Keith McKenzie, Sarah Stephens, Kathryn Knapp Broaddus, Brad Ennis, Kristen R. Augspurger