Patent ID: 11948218
Assignee: GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A method for securely dispensing medication at a correctional facility, the method comprising:
receiving, from a physician center located remote to the correctional facility, by at least one processor of a telemedicine server for the correctional facility, a medication order for an inmate at the correctional facility, wherein the physician center is connected to the telemedicine server via a network;
verifying, by the at least one processor, the medication order by comparing data associated with the medication order with identity data stored in a plurality of databases associated with the telemedicine server, wherein the verifying comprises comparing a model number of a transmitting device at the physician center with identity data of physicians at the physician center, the identity data of the physicians including a model number of physician devices associated with the physicians;
in response to the verifying, transmitting a first dispensing request from a local medical assistant station at the correctional facility to a telemedicine center, wherein the first dispensing request comprises medication data, inmate identity data, and data from a medical assistant verification device;
validating, by the telemedicine server, an identity of a local medical assistant using the first dispensing request;
in response to validation of the identity of the local medical assistant, transmitting a second dispensing request from the telemedicine center to the physician center, wherein the second dispensing request comprises inmate data and data regarding the medication to be dispensed;
transmitting a reply from the physician center to the telemedicine center;
determining a validity of the reply by comparing a signature of an authorizing physician, contact information, and data related to a device that transmitted the reply against identity data stored in an identity server;
in response to successfully validating the reply, transmitting instructions from the telemedicine center to the medication dispensing station to dispense the medication;
receiving, from the medication dispensing station, a completion message indicating that one or more medications in the medication order have been prepared and shipped to the correctional facility, wherein the one or more medications are scanned using a medication scanner after delivery of the one or more medications to the correctional facility;
generating instructions for a medical assistant associated with the medication dispensing station to load the medication in a medication dispensing device according to a distribution schedule;
verifying an identity of the inmate using at least one of voice recognition, retinal recognition, facial recognition, and 3D facial architectural recognition; and
generating, by the at least one processor, the distribution schedule for the one or more medications based on at least one of the identity data and medical data obtained by scanning the one or more medications, wherein the medication is dispensed to the inmate based on the distribution schedule.