Patent ID: 8392212

Claim:
A patient identity verification system comprising: a first controller positioned at a medical facility and including a user interface; a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center and adapted to be in communication with the first controller; a medical software system adapted to be in communication with the first controller; wherein the medical software system prompts a user to enter medical information related to a patient; wherein the first controller sends a signal to the second controller response to the medical information received from the medical software system; wherein the second controller requests identification information in response to the signal received from the first controller; wherein the second controller receives identification information from the user interface, the identification information providing an indication of the patient's location; wherein the second controller transmits an indication to the first controller in response to the signal received from the first controller regarding whether the patient is within a vicinity of the medical facility based on the determination as to whether the identification information received from the user interface properly identifies the patient and indicates the patient's location being within a vicinity of the medical facility.