Patent ID: 6873960
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for reducing fraud in a prescription healthcare program comprising: a. registering a service provider with a prescription healthcare provider and issuing a service provider identification code to the service provider; b. registering an item of the service provider with the prescription healthcare provider to create a registered item and identifying a claim code for each registered item, wherein each registered item is selected from the group consisting of at least one service, at least one good and combinations thereof; c. issuing a smart card to a first person related to the prescription healthcare program, wherein the smart card has a smart card identification feature to identify the person; d. using the smart card to determine if a second person: e. using the smart card to facilitate a first transmission from the service provider to the prescription healthcare provider, wherein the first transmission comprises: f. using the smart card to facilitate the second transmission from the prescription healthcare provider to the service provider, wherein the second transmission consists of: vii. a second acknowledgement that the proposed item has been received by the second person from the service provider.