System and Process Distributing Physician-Owned Durable Medical Equipment (DME)

Abstract

Provided is a distribution platform and method for physician-owned Durable Medical Equipment (DMEs). In the platform, the system and method authenticate a physician and select a patient. The system and method then select a product, in the form of a HCPCS code, general description, or brand model number, from a displayed set of possible products that match the service being provided. The system and method then select or confirm auto-population of the effective date of the prescription, select the frequency at which the selected products can be dispensed to the patient, and electronically sign, by the physician, a recap of the prescription which is auto-populated with the validated patient's name or other unique identifier, product, date of prescription, frequency, and the physician's NPI (“National Provider Identifier Standard”).

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 - A computer implemented method of providing a distribution platform for physician-owned Durable Medical Equipment (DMEs), the method comprising:
 authenticating a physician and selecting or creating a patient;   selecting a product from a displayed set of possible products that match a service being provided;   selecting or confirming auto-population of the effective date of a prescription;   selecting a frequency at which the product can be dispensed to the patient;   electronically signing, by the physician, a recap of the prescription; and   wherein the recap of the prescription auto-populates with the patient's name or unique identifier, product, date of prescription, frequency, and the physician's National Provider Identifier Standard.   
     
     
         2 - The method of  claim 1  wherein the product is in the form of a HCPCS code. 
     
     
         3 - The method of  claim 1  wherein the product is in the form of a general description. 
     
     
         4 - The method of  claim 1  wherein the product is in the form of a model number. 
     
     
         5 - A computer implemented method of providing a distribution platform for physician-owned Durable Medical Equipment (DMEs), the method comprising:
 authenticating a physician and selecting or creating a patient;   selecting a product from a displayed set of possible products that match a service being provided;   selecting or confirming auto-population of the effective date of a prescription;   selecting a frequency at which the product can be dispensed to the patient;   dynamically generating confirmations based on DMEPOS standards, and   confirming said dynamically generated confirmations by electronical signature of the physician, wherein the confirmation with signature is recorded with a time stamp;   electronically signing, by the physician, a recap of the prescription; and   wherein the recap of the prescription auto-populates with the patient's name or unique identifier, product, date of prescription, frequency, and the physician's National Provider Identifier Standard.   
     
     
         6 - The method of  claim 5  wherein the product is in the form of a HCPCS code. 
     
     
         7 - The method of  claim 5  wherein the product is in the form of a general description. 
     
     
         8 - The method of  claim 5  wherein the product is in the form of a model number. 
     
     
         9 - A computer implemented method of providing a distribution platform for physician-owned Durable Medical Equipment (DMEs), the method comprising:
 authenticating a physician and selecting or creating a patient;   selecting a product from a displayed set of possible products that match a service being provided;   selecting or confirming auto-population of the effective date of a prescription;   selecting a frequency at which the product can be dispensed to the patient;   dynamically generating a set of confirmations, and confirming and electronically signing, by the patient, the dynamically generated set of confirmations, wherein the confirmations are stored with a time stamp;   electronically signing, by the physician, a recap of the prescription; and   wherein the recap of the prescription auto-populates with the patient's name or unique identifier, product, date of prescription, frequency, and the physician's National Provider Identifier Standard.   
     
     
         10 - The method of  claim 9  wherein the product is in the form of a HCPCS code. 
     
     
         11 - The method of  claim 9  wherein the product is in the form of a general description. 
     
     
         12 - The method of  claim 9  wherein the product is in the form of a model number.