Patents by Inventor Shannon E. Olson

Shannon E. Olson 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).

  • METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR REAL TIME BENEFIT CHECK
    Publication number: 20160188820
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for real time benefit check (RTBC). Described method, system, and apparatus embodiments are provided to enable real-time request/response transactions initiated by a prescriber to a pharmacy benefits management (PBM). The described embodiments enable RTBC transactions that may be request/response transactions to provide the requester with formulary and coverage status and estimated patient cost for a patient and drug within a fulfillment method such as retail pharmacy, 90 day supply retail pharmacy, or mail order pharmacy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Melissa M. Brown, Santosh N. Kalkar, Shannon E. Olson