Patent ID: 8700420
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: (a) operating at least one data reader of a hand-held portable device to read user identification data,  wherein reading of the user identification data allows a user of the portable device to continue a medical transaction that involves the first medical item, where data representative of the first medical item is obtained by the at least one data reader reading displayed medical report data from the display screen; (b) responsive at least in part to (a), operating the at least one processor to start the at least one timer in beginning a predetermined time period for receiving input of the PIN; (c) subsequent to (b), operating the at least one input device to receive input of a PIN from the user; (d) determining through operation of the at least one processor that the PIN received in (c): (e) subsequent to (d), operating the display to present at least a portion of the medical report through the display screen; (f) subsequent to (e), operating the at least one data reader to read from the display screen, the bar code indicia representative of the first medical item; (g) responsive at least in part to (f), operating the at least one processor to generate a transaction message that indicates the first medical item was taken from storage by the user; (h) responsive at least in part to (f), operating the at least one processor to start the at least one timer in beginning a predetermined time period for reading a patient identifier; (i) subsequent to (h), operating the at least one data reader to read bar code indicia representative of an identifier of the first patient; (j) determining through operation of the at least one processor that the bar code indicia read in (i) both: (k) responsive at least in part to (j), operating the at least one processor to generate a transaction message that indicates the first medical item was given to the first patient; and (l) operating the at least one processor to allow the transaction messages generated in (g) and (k) to be stored in the at least one database.