Patent ID: 8666764

Claim:
A computer-assisted method for electronically capturing adverse event information in order for said information to be forwardable to a location by way of a communication link, comprising the steps of: entering into a machine a call note entry concerning a site visit by a representative, the machine having at least a processor, a database and a timer; providing the representative with at least one adverse event information prompt using instructions executable in the processor of the machine; selectively inputting adverse event information into the machine; recording the adverse event information into the database; initializing the timer within the machine in response to recording the adverse event information, the timer having a prescribed time period taken from either a field in the call note entry or a system clock of the machine; establishing a connection over the communication link; forwarding any input adverse event information to the location over the established communication link; and producing one or more alerts at the machine using programming in the processor if adverse event information has been input and there has been an expiration of the prescribed time period prior to the forwarding step being performed.