Claims:WE CLAIM:
1. A system (10) for a digital prescription (20) comprising:
a memory (30) configured to store a letterhead (40) of the digital prescription (20);
a processing subsystem (50) operatively coupled to the memory (30), and configured to:
determine a writing space for a doctor (60) to fill in a plurality of medical details on the digital prescription (20) based on a pre-defined X co-ordinate and a pre-defined Y co-ordinate of the letterhead (40);
receive the plurality of medical details from the doctor (60) imprinted within the writing space of the digital prescription (20); and
receive an authentication from the doctor (60) through a touch interface (70) on a hand held device (not shown in FIG.1) to authenticate the plurality of medical details in the digital prescription (20).
2. The system (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the memory (30) comprises a cloud server or a local server.
3. The system (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the memory (30) is further configured to store a plurality of credentials of the doctor (60).
4. The system (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the memory (30) is further configured to store the plurality of medical details in the digital prescription (20).
5. The system (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the authentication comprises a signature of the doctor (60) authenticated through the touch interface (70) of the hand held device (not shown in FIG.1).
6. The system (10) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hand held device (not shown in FIG.1) comprises a mobile phone or a tablet.
7. A method (200) for generating a digital prescription comprising:
storing a letterhead of the digital prescription; (210)
determining a writing space for a doctor to fill in a plurality of medical details on the digital prescription based on a pre-defined X co-ordinate and a pre-defined Y co-ordinate of the letterhead; (220)
receiving the plurality of medical details from the doctor imprinted within the writing space of the digital prescription; and (230)
receiving an authentication from the doctor to authenticate the plurality of medical details in the digital prescription. (240)
8. The method (200) as claimed in claim 7, wherein receiving the authentication from the doctor to authenticate the plurality of medical details in the digital prescription comprises receiving a signature of the doctor to authenticate the digital prescription through a touch interface via a hand held device.
9. The method (200) as claimed in claim 7, further comprising transmitting the digital prescription to a user in a form of an image.
10. The method (200) as claimed in claim 9, wherein transmitting the digital prescription to the user in the form of the image comprises transmitting the digital prescription through a short message service (SMS).
, Description:BACKGROUND
[0001] Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to medical prescription, and more particularly to a system and method for a digital prescription.
[0002] Medical prescription is an authorisation provided by a health care provider to a patient in order to purchase prescribed drugs from a pharmacist for a particular type of illness or a disorder.
[0003] In one approach, the medical prescription is prescribed by a doctor or a health care provider to a patient in a hand written format. Further, such hand written prescriptions include instructions in a form of abbreviations. Moreover, since the prescription is hand written, interpreting the prescription for the pharmacist becomes difficult due to illegible handwriting of the doctor. Further, such wrong interpretation of the medical prescription leads to issuing of wrong medical drugs which may lead to many undesired situations to the patient.
[0004] In another approach, an electronic prescription is being adapted. In such system, the medical prescription is generated by the doctor through a hand held device which can be printed by the patient for a hardcopy purpose. However, in such system when the user takes the print of the medical prescription, a plurality of details written on the prescription are not aligned in a desired manner as they are not pre-defined. Such misalignment leads to improper printing of the plurality of details on a printed copy of the prescribed medical prescription. Furthermore, in such system, an authentication of the doctor for the medical prescription is done through a digital signature of the doctor respectively. In such a situation, the digital signature of the doctor may be misused by a third person, which leads to deceiving the patient.
[0005] Hence there is a need of an improved system and method for digital prescription to address the aforementioned issues.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
[0006] In accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure, a system for digital prescription is provided. The system includes a memory. The memory is configured to store a letterhead of the digital prescription. The system also includes a processing subsystem operatively coupled to the memory. The processing subsystem is configured to determine a writing space for a doctor to fill in a plurality of medical details on the digital prescription based on a pre-defined X co-ordinate and a pre-defined Y co-ordinate of the letterhead. The processing subsystem is also configured to receive the plurality of medical details from the doctor imprinted within the writing space of the digital prescription. The processing subsystem is further configured to receive an authentication from the doctor through a touch interface on a hand held device to authenticate the plurality of medical details in the digital prescription.
[0007] In accordance with another embodiment of the disclosure, a method for generating a digital prescription is provided. The method includes storing a letterhead of the digital prescription. The method also includes determining a writing space for a doctor to fill in a plurality of medical details on the digital prescription based on a pre-defined X co-ordinate and a pre-defined Y co-ordinate of the letterhead. The method further includes receiving the plurality of medical details from the doctor imprinted within the writing space of the digital prescription. The method further includes receiving an authentication from the doctor to authenticate the plurality of medical details in the digital prescription.
[0008] To further clarify the advantages and features of the present disclosure, a more particular description of the disclosure will follow by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which are illustrated in the appended figures. It is to be appreciated that these figures depict only typical embodiments of the disclosure and are therefore not to be considered limiting in scope. The disclosure will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the appended figures.
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The disclosure will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying figures in which:
[0009] FIG. 1 is a block diagram representation of a system for digital prescription in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;
[0010] FIG. 2 is a block diagram representation of an exemplary embodiment of system for digital prescription FIG. 1 for generating a medical prescription to a patient in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and
[0011] FIG. 3 is a flow chart representing steps involved in a method for generating a digital prescription in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0012] Further, those skilled in the art will appreciate that elements in the figures are illustrated for simplicity and may not have necessarily been drawn to scale. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, one or more components of the device may have been represented in the figures by conventional symbols, and the figures may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the figures with details that will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art having the benefit of the description herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0013] For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the disclosure, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the figures and specific language will be used to describe them. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system, and such further applications of the principles of the disclosure as would normally occur to those skilled in the art are to be construed as being within the scope of the present disclosure.
[0014] The terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process or method that comprises a list of steps does not include only those steps but may include other steps not expressly listed or inherent to such a process or method. Similarly, one or more devices or sub-systems or elements or structures or components preceded by "comprises... a" does not, without more constraints, preclude the existence of other devices, sub-systems, elements, structures, components, additional devices, additional sub-systems, additional elements, additional structures or additional components. Appearances of the phrase "in an embodiment", "in another embodiment" and similar language throughout this specification may, but not necessarily do, all refer to the same embodiment.
[0015] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are only illustrative and not intended to be limiting.
[0016] In the following specification and the claims, reference will be made to a number of terms, which shall be defined to have the following meanings. The singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include plural references unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0017] Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a system and method for digital prescription is provided. The system includes a memory. The memory is configured to store a letterhead of the digital prescription. The system also includes a processing subsystem operatively coupled to the memory. The processing subsystem is configured to determine a writing space for a doctor to fill in a plurality of medical details on the digital prescription based on a pre-defined X co-ordinate and a pre-defined Y co-ordinate of the letterhead. The processing subsystem is also configured to receive the plurality of medical details from the doctor imprinted within the writing space of the digital prescription. The processing subsystem is further configured to receive an authentication from the doctor through a touch interface on a hand held device to authenticate the plurality of medical details in the digital prescription.
[0018] FIG. 1 is a block diagram representation of a system for digital prescription in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. As used herein, a prescription is an authorisation with respect to certain medical details such as drugs or certain type of tests which is prescribed by a health care provider to a patient. Further, the digital prescription (20) is an electronically generated medical prescription by a doctor or the health care provider.
[0019] Furthermore, the system (10) includes a memory (30). The memory (30) is configured to store a letterhead of the digital prescription (20). As used herein, the letterhead is a printed heading on a sheet of a stationary which includes a name and an address of a person or an organization which is printed at a top of the sheet of the stationary. In one embodiment, the letterhead (40) for the digital prescription (20) may be scanned from a hard copy of a prescription to generate the digital prescription (20). In such embodiment, the hard copy of the prescription may be scanned using a scanner and may be stored in the memory to generate the digital prescription (20). In another embodiment, the letterhead (40) of the digital prescription (20) may be stored on a local server or a remote server such as a cloud server.
[0020] In one exemplary embodiment, the letterhead (40) for the digital prescription (20) may be created by a user according to the user’s requirement. In such embodiment, the user may be a doctor or a medical adviser. In one specific embodiment, the memory (30) may be further configured to store a plurality of credentials of the doctor (60). In such embodiment, the plurality of credentials may include personal details of the doctor (60), an authentication of the doctor (60) or a username and a password of the doctor (60) to access the digital prescription (20).
[0021] Moreover, the system (10) also includes a processing subsystem (50) operatively coupled to the memory (30). The processing subsystem (50) is configured to determine a writing space for a doctor (60) to fill in a plurality of medical details on the digital prescription based on a pre-defined X co-ordinate and a pre-defined Y co-ordinate of the letterhead (40). In one embodiment, the writing space on the digital prescription (20) may be determined to keep the plurality of medical details within the writing space, so as to maintain a standard format. Also, in such embodiment, the writing space on the digital prescription (20) may be determined based on the pre-defined X co-ordinate and the pre-defined Y co-ordinate to ensure that the plurality of medical details are imprinted within the digital prescription (20) when the digital prescription (20) is printed to get a hard copy of the digital prescription (20).
[0022] In another embodiment, the X co-ordinate and the Y co-ordinate is pre-defined based on a plurality of standard contents of the prescription. In such embodiment, the X co-ordinate may determine a horizontal writing space on the digital prescription (20). Further, the Y co-ordinate may determine a vertical writing space on the digital prescription (20). In one specific embodiment, the X co-ordinate and the Y co-ordinate for the writing space of the digital prescription (20) may be determined and set manually. In another embodiment, the X co-ordinate and the Y co-ordinate may be set automatically on receiving a scanned copy of the digital prescription (20).
[0023] In yet another embodiment, the plurality of medical details may include one or more drugs which may be prescribed by the doctor (60) to a patient. The plurality of medical details may also include one or more types of medical tests which may be prescribed by the doctor to the user to undergo examination for the prescribed one or more types of medical tests.
[0024] Furthermore, the processing subsystem (50) is also configured to receive the plurality of medical details from the doctor (60) imprinted within the writing space of the digital prescription (20). In one embodiment, the doctor (60) may write the plurality of medical details within the writing space through a touch interface (70) which may be operatively coupled to a hand held device (not shown in FIG.1) of the doctor (60). In another embodiment, the doctor (60) may write the plurality of medical details in a desired format and a desired size. In one embodiment, the hand held device (not shown in FIG.1) may include a mobile phone or a tablet.
[0025] The processing subsystem (50) is further configured to receive an authentication from the doctor (60) through the touch interface (70) on the hand held device (not shown in FIG.1) to authenticate the plurality of medical details in the digital prescription (20). In one embodiment, the authentication may include a signature of the doctor (60) to validate that the plurality of medical details mentioned in the digital prescription (20) has been prescribed by the doctor (60). In such embodiment, the signature of the doctor (60) may be authenticated through the touch interface (70) of the hand held device (not shown in FIG.1).
[0026] In one embodiment, the doctor (60) may authenticate the digital prescription (20) by signing on the digital prescription (20) through a finger using the touch interface (70) of the hand held device (not shown in FIG.1). In another embodiment, the doctor (60) may authenticate the digital prescription (20) by signing on the digital prescription (20) through a digital pen which may be operatively coupled to the touch interface (70) of the hand held device (not shown in FIG.1). In such embodiment, the signature of the doctor may be imprinted on the digital prescription within the writing space which may be calculated based on the X co-ordinate and the Y co-ordinate.
[0027] In another embodiment, the doctor (60) may sign the digital prescription (20) using a stylus on the touch interface (70) in the hand held device (not shown in FIG.1). In one specific embodiment, the signature of the doctor (60) may be stored in the memory (30) as a reference authentication for further verifying of the authentication of the doctor (60). In such embodiment, as the processing subsystem (50) receives the authentication, the processing subsystem (50) may compare the received authentication with the reference authentication to verify if the received authentication matches with the reference authentication.
[0028] Furthermore, in one embodiment, the digital prescription (20) generated by the doctor (60) may be stored in the memory (30) of the system (10) along with the plurality of medical details imprinted on the digital prescription (20). In another embodiment, the digital prescription (20) along with the plurality of medical details may be stored on a cloud platform. Further the digital prescription (20) stored on the cloud server may be accessed by the user to get a copy of the digital prescription (20).
[0029] In yet another embodiment, the digital prescription (20) may be stored in the memory (30) in a form of an image or a portable network graphics. In such embodiment, the image of the digital prescription (20) may include the letterhead (40), the plurality of medical details prescribed by the doctor (60) along with the authentication of the doctor (60). In one embodiment, a patient to whom the digital prescription (20) may have been prescribed may take a copy of the digital prescription (20). In yet another embodiment, the digital prescription (20) prescribed by the doctor (60) to a patient, wherein the digital prescription (20) may include the plurality of medical details along with the authentication of the doctor (60) may be transmitted to the patient through a short message service (SMS) through the hand held device of the doctor (60).
[0030] FIG. 2 is a block diagram representation of an exemplary embodiment of system for digital prescription FIG. 1 for generating a medical prescription to a patient in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The doctor (130) scans a hard copy of an empty stationary prescription which includes a letterhead (110) of a hospital where the doctor is working. Further, a scanned copy of the letterhead of the empty stationary prescription is transmitted to a mobile phone (140) of the doctor (130).
[0031] Further on receiving a scanned prescription, the scanned prescription is stored in a memory (120) which is used by the doctor (130) to generate a digital prescription (90) for a plurality of patients, wherein the memory (120) is substantially similar to a memory (30) of FIG.1. Further, a writing space for the digital prescription (90) is manually determined based on a pre-defined X co-ordinate and Y co-ordinate of the letterhead (110) through a processing subsystem (100) which is operatively coupled to the memory (120), wherein the processing subsystem (100) is substantially similar to a processing subsystem (50) of FIG.1. Further, the doctor (130) stores a plurality of credentials to the memory (120).
[0032] Furthermore, a patient (170) who needs to be treated by the doctor (130); visits the doctor (130) for a medical check-up. Further, the doctor (130) examines the patient (170) and decides to prescribe a plurality of drugs to the patient (170). Further, the doctor (130) logs in with the processing subsystem (100) based on the plurality of credentials stored in the memory (120). Furthermore, the doctor (130) writes the plurality of drugs to be prescribed to the patient (170) on the digital prescription (90) within the writing space of the digital prescription (90) through a keyboard which may appear on a touch interface (150) of the mobile phone (140). Further, the doctor (130) on writing the plurality of drugs, authenticates the digital prescription (90) by enforcing a hand signature on the digital prescription (90) to authenticate that the plurality of drugs imprinted on the digital prescription (90) have been prescribed by the doctor (130).
[0033] Consequently, the digital prescription (90) which includes the letterhead (110), the plurality of drugs and the hand signature of the doctor (130) is displayed on a display of the doctor’s mobile phone (140). Furthermore, the doctor uploads a prescribed digital prescription (90) to a cloud server (160). Subsequently, the digital prescription (90) from the cloud server (160) is transmitted to the patient (170) in a form of an image through a short message service (SMS). In one embodiment, the digital prescription (90) which is stored in the cloud server (160) is made access to the patient (170). More specifically, the patient (170) may download or take a copy of the prescribed digital prescription (90) prescribed by the doctor (130).
[0034] FIG. 3 is a flow chart representing steps involved in a method for generating a digital prescription in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method (200) includes storing a letterhead of the digital prescription in step 210. In one embodiment, storing the letterhead of the digital prescription may include storing a scanned copy of a stationary prescription in a memory.
[0035] The method (200) also includes determining a writing space for a doctor to fill in a plurality of medical details on the digital prescription based on a pre-defined X co-ordinate and a pre-defined Y co-ordinate of the letterhead in step 220. In one embodiment, determining the writing space for the doctor to fill in the plurality of medical details may include determining the writing space manually.
[0036] Furthermore, the method (200) includes receiving the plurality of medical details from the doctor imprinted within the writing space of the digital prescription in step 230. In one embodiment, receiving the plurality of medical details from the doctor may include receiving the plurality of medical details from a touch interface of a hand held device from the doctor. In such embodiment, the hand held device may include a mobile phone or a tablet.
[0037] The method (200) further includes receiving an authentication from the doctor to authenticate the plurality of medical details in the digital prescription in step 240. In one embodiment, receiving the authentication from the doctor may include receiving a signature of the doctor to authenticate the digital prescription through the touch interface via the hand held device. In one specific embodiment, the method (200) may further include storing the plurality of medical details which may be imprinted by the doctor. In such embodiment, storing the plurality of medical details may include storing the plurality of medical details in the memory. In one embodiment, storing the plurality of medical details along with the authentication which may be imprinted on the digital prescription may be stored on a cloud server.
[0038] Moreover, in one specific embodiment, the method (200) may further include transmitting the digital prescription to a user in a form of an image. In such embodiment, transmitting the digital prescription to the user in the form of the image may include transmitting the digital prescription through a short message service (SMS).
[0039] Various embodiments of the system enable the system to interpret the imprinted instructions on the digital prescription by the doctor in a thorough way as the imprinted instructions are in a standard format and size, hence avoid the interpretation of the digital prescription in a wrong way and hence save the patient from receiving wrong medical drugs. Hence making the system highly efficient and cost effective.
[0040] Furthermore, since the digital prescription has the imprinted space predefined, the plurality of medical details imprinted on the digital prescription are aligned in a required manner, which helps in getting a proper printout of the digital prescription with the plurality of medical details in place.
[0041] In addition, the system requires an authentication from the doctor on the prescribed plurality of medical details on the digital prescription which is verified by the system, hence securing the system. Also, the digital prescription is not allowed to be misused by the third person, which also saves the patient from deceiving.
[0042] While specific language has been used to describe the disclosure, any limitations arising on account of the same are not intended. As would be apparent to a person skilled in the art, various working modifications may be made to the method in order to implement the inventive concept as taught herein.
[0043] The figures and the foregoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment. For example, order of processes described herein may be changed and are not limited to the manner described herein. Moreover, the actions of any flow diagram need not be implemented in the order shown; nor do all of the acts need to be necessarily performed. Also, those acts that are not dependant on other acts may be performed in parallel with the other acts. The scope of embodiments is by no means limited by these specific examples.