Patent ID: 6598799
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
A validating tracking system for tracking delivery of prescription medications from a pharmacy, the pharmacy having a computerized cash register and a scanner for scanning bar codes into the computerized cash register, the tracking system comprising:a) a sniffer connected to the scanner, the sniffer having means for filtering bar coded prescription numbers from data scanned by the scanner; b) a monitor having a screen for displaying the prescription numbers filtered by the sniffer, the monitor having electronic circuitry for digitizing a signature traced on the screen by a stylus; and c) a computer having a database for receiving, storing and retrieving prescription numbers from said sniffer, for entering, storing and retrieving information identifying prescription medications and patient information relating to the prescription numbers, for receiving, storing and retrieving digitized signatures traced on said monitor, and for storing, retrieving and displaying patient consultation forms on said monitor.