System and methods for improved pharmaceutical accuracy and understanding

Abstract

The present disclosure in some embodiments relates to a computer-based method for improving the pharmaceutical understanding of a user. The method includes receiving medication data from a source, wherein the medication data is related to a user's prescribed, dispensed, or claimed medicines; associating a unique ID for each user with the medication data for the user; providing a user interface, whereby the data for a user is accessible to the user only after the user has provided an authentication, wherein the medication data accessible to the user via the user interface comprises the one or more medications the user is taking.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A computer-based method for managing access to medication data for a plurality of users, the method comprising:
 obtaining, using a portal provider system, data associated with a plurality of users from a source associated with a plurality of users;   storing, using the portal provider system, data associated with the plurality of users in a database in a non-transitory computer-readable media;   sending, using the portal provider system, an invitation to a user of the plurality of users, the invitation comprising a registration link for a secure patient portal to enable the user to provide registration information to register for and receive access to the secure patient portal through a secure web-based user interface;   receiving, through the secure patient portal, registration information from the user;   authenticating, using the portal provider system, the user using the received registration information; and   after the user is authenticated:   receiving, using the portal provider system, profile information from the user to complete a user profile for the user based on the received profile information;   receiving, using the portal provider system, medication information associated with the user;   providing, through the secure patient portal, an invitation feature for the user to provide secure access to a third party associated with the user to information associated with the user in the database at one of multiple third-party permission levels comprising:   a view-only permission level enabling the third party associated with the user to view information about the user in the database, but not edit information about the user in the database; and   a view-and-edit permission level enabling the third party associated with the user to view and edit information about the user in the database.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the source is an employer and the plurality of users are employees of the employer. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the source is a pharmacy benefit manager, a healthcare system, an electronic prescription network, or a pharmacy. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein receiving medication information associated with the user comprises:
 receiving medication information associated with the user from a medication source comprising at least one of a pharmacy benefit manager, a healthcare system, an electronic prescription network, or a pharmacy associated with the user.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein receiving medication information associated with the user comprises:
 receiving information from the user associated with medication the user is taking.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein receiving medication information associated with the user comprises:
 receiving information from the user regarding reasons pertaining to a use of the medication the user is taking.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 2 , comprising:
 providing, through the secure patient portal, a user-interactive computer-implemented tutorial to the user, wherein, using computer executable instructions, the tutorial provides information to the user about medication the user is taking to increase a likelihood of the user to take the medication as prescribed.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the third party is a caregiver of the user. 
     
     
         10 . A computer-based method for managing access to medication data for a plurality of users, the method comprising:
 receiving, using a portal provider system, in response to an invitation to a user of the plurality of users, registration information from the user to register for and receive access to a secure patient portal through a secure web-based user interface:   receiving, using the portal provider system, profile information from the user to complete a user profile for the user based on the received profile information;   receiving, using the portal provider system, medication information associated with the user; and   providing, through the secure patient portal, an invitation feature for the user to provide secure access to a third party associated with the user to information associated with the user in the database at one of multiple third-party permission levels comprising:   a view-only permission level enabling the third party associated with the user to view information about the user in the database, but not edit information about the user in the database; and   a view-and-edit permission level enabling the third party associated with the user to view and edit information about the user in the database.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein receiving medication information associated with the user comprises:
 receiving medication information associated with the user from a medication source comprising at least one of a pharmacy benefit manager, a healthcare system, an electronic prescription network, or a pharmacy associated with the user.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein receiving medication information associated with the user comprises:
 receiving information from the user associated with medication the user is taking.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein receiving medication information associated with the user comprises:
 receiving information from the user regarding reasons pertaining to a use of the medication the user is taking.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , comprising providing, through the secure patient portal, a user-interactive computer-implemented tutorial to the user, wherein, using computer executable instructions, the tutorial provides information to the user about medication the user is taking to increase a likelihood of the user to take the medication as prescribed. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the third party is a caregiver of the user. 
     
     
         16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
 receiving in response to an invitation to a user of the plurality of users, registration information from the user to register for and receive access to a secure patient portal through a secure web-based user interface:   receiving profile information from the user to complete a user profile for the user based on the received profile information;   receiving medication information associated with the user; and   providing an invitation feature for the user to provide secure access to a third party associated with the user to information associated with the user in the database at one of multiple third-party permission levels comprising:   a view-only permission level enabling the third party associated with the user to view information about the user in the database, but not edit information about the user in the database; and   a view-and-edit permission level enabling the third party associated with the user to view and edit information about the user in the database.   
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein receiving medication information associated with the user comprises:
 receiving medication information associated with the user from a medication source comprising at least one of a pharmacy benefit manager, a healthcare system, an electronic prescription network, or a pharmacy associated with the user.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein receiving medication information associated with the user comprises:
 receiving information from the user associated with medication the user is taking.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein receiving medication information associated with the user comprises:
 receiving information from the user regarding reasons pertaining to a use of the medication the user is taking.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , the operations comprising:
 providing, through a secure patient portal, a user-interactive computer-implemented tutorial to the user, wherein, using computer executable instructions, the tutorial is configured to provide information to the user about medication the user is taking to increase a likelihood of the user to take the medication as prescribed.   
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the third party is a caregiver of the user.