Patents by Inventor Ronald Keith McKenzie

Ronald Keith McKenzie 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).

  • Publication number: 20160358288
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: HUMANA INC.
    Inventors: Ronald Keith McKenzie, Sarah Stephens, Kathryn Knapp Broaddus, Brad Ennis, Kristen R. Augspurger
  • Patent number: 8265959
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Humana Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Keith McKenzie, Sarah Stephens, Kathryn Knapp Broaddus, Brad Ennis, Kristen R. Augspurger
  • Publication number: 20090198518
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Humana Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Keith McKenzie, Sarah Stephens, Kathryn Knapp Broaddus, Brad Ennis, Kristen R. Augspurger