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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2005
Brian Marcus Hudson, Irving, TX (US);
Matthew M. Bergmann, Franklin, TN (US);
Barton K. Benson, Jr., Arlington, TX (US);
William Rex Akers, Colleyville, TX (US);
Travis John Bell, Garland, TX (US);
Brian Marcus Hudson, Irving, TX (US);
Matthew M. Bergmann, Franklin, TN (US);
Barton K. Benson, Jr., Arlington, TX (US);
William Rex Akers, Colleyville, TX (US);
Travis John Bell, Garland, TX (US);
HCC, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for receiving prescription data from a pharmacy is provided. The method includes emulating a device, such as using a pseudo TTY feature of a Unix operating system or a pseudo device of a Windows operating system. A prescription authorization system is then set to transmit data to the emulated device when the prescription data is provided to a claims approval agency by the prescription authorization system. The data can be supplemented with data from a secondary source, such as a system that acquires data in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or other suitable systems. The prescription data and any supplemental data is then received at the prescription authorization system, and is transmitted to the emulated device. The prescription data is also stored in a local log file, and is transmitted to a data warehouse over a network using the emulated device.