Telehealth System and Method
A method, computer program product, and computing system for: monitoring a conversation between a patient and a medical professional; identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation; and providing the one or more medication recommendations to the medical professional.
1 . A computer-implemented method, executed on a computing system, comprising:
monitoring a conversation between a patient and a medical professional;
identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation; and
providing the one or more medication recommendations to the medical professional.
2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the patient and the medical professional are participants in a telehealth session.
3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation includes:
identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon one or more symptoms discussed within the conversation.
4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation includes:
identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation and a medical history of the patient.
5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation includes:
sorting the one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon one or more sorting criteria.
6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 5 wherein the one or more sorting criteria includes one or more of:
a prescription/OTC sorting criteria;
a branded/generic sorting criteria;
a medication cost sorting criteria;
an insurance coverage sorting criteria;
a medication availability sorting criteria; and
a pharmacy proximity sorting criteria.
7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
enabling the medical professional to review the one or more medication recommendations and define one or more preferred recommendations.
8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 further comprising:
providing the one or more preferred recommendations to the patient.
9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising:
enabling the patient to review the one or more preferred recommendations.
10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising:
enabling the patient to place an order from the one or more preferred recommendations.
11 . A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
monitoring a conversation between a patient and a medical professional;
identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation; and
providing the one or more medication recommendations to the medical professional.
12 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the patient and the medical professional are participants in a telehealth session.
13 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation includes:
identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon one or more symptoms discussed within the conversation.
14 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation includes:
identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation and a medical history of the patient.
15 . The computer program product of claim 11 wherein identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation includes:
sorting the one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon one or more sorting criteria.
16 . The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the one or more sorting criteria includes one or more of:
a prescription/OTC sorting criteria;
a branded/generic sorting criteria;
a medication cost sorting criteria;
an insurance coverage sorting criteria;
a medication availability sorting criteria; and
a pharmacy proximity sorting criteria.
17 . The computer program product of claim 11 further comprising:
enabling the medical professional to review the one or more medication recommendations and define one or more preferred recommendations.
18 . The computer program product of claim 17 further comprising:
providing the one or more preferred recommendations to the patient.
19 . The computer program product of claim 18 further comprising:
enabling the patient to review the one or more preferred recommendations.
20 . The computer program product of claim 18 further comprising:
enabling the patient to place an order from the one or more preferred recommendations.
21 . A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:
monitoring a conversation between a patient and a medical professional;
identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation; and
providing the one or more medication recommendations to the medical professional.
22 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein the patient and the medical professional are participants in a telehealth session.
23 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation includes:
identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon one or more symptoms discussed within the conversation.
24 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation includes:
identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation and a medical history of the patient.
25 . The computing system of claim 21 wherein identifying one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon the conversation includes:
sorting the one or more medication recommendations for the patient based, at least in part, upon one or more sorting criteria.
26 . The computing system of claim 25 wherein the one or more sorting criteria includes one or more of:
a prescription/OTC sorting criteria;
a branded/generic sorting criteria;
a medication cost sorting criteria;
an insurance coverage sorting criteria;
a medication availability sorting criteria; and
a pharmacy proximity sorting criteria.
27 . The computing system of claim 21 further comprising:
enabling the medical professional to review the one or more medication recommendations and define one or more preferred recommendations.
28 . The computing system of claim 27 further comprising:
providing the one or more preferred recommendations to the patient.
29 . The computing system of claim 28 further comprising:
enabling the patient to review the one or more preferred recommendations.
30 . The computing system of claim 28 further comprising:
enabling the patient to place an order from the one or more preferred recommendations.