April N Harper

US Patent:

20060116907, Jun 1, 2006

Filed:

Nov 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/290093

Inventors:

Neal Rhodes - Lilburn GA, US
Patricia Rhodes - Lilburn GA, US
April Harper - Auburn AL, US
Guy DiBenedetto - Auburn AL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705002000

Abstract:

A method is provided for utilizing a history database to process a prescription drug authorization request. One embodiment, among others, comprises the steps of: searching an authorization criteria database, producing authorization category records matching a drug identifier; for each of these records, adding a history record; receiving an authorization request; searching the criteria database, producing another set of authorization category records matching the category of the drug identifier; for each of these records, formulating a key comprising the request patient identifier and the matching authorization category; querying the history database using each formulated key, producing history records; and granting or denying the request based on applying the second set of authorization category records to the history records. The history record contains a composite key combining a portion of received claim information and at least a portion of the matching authorization category record.