Smart card based drug prescriptions
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1. A method for securely transferring medical information comprising:
- storing information relating to a medical prescription item on a smart card, using an encryption method which provides independent verification as to the source of the information;
verifying the source of the information by the provider of the medical prescription item;
modifying the stored information relating to the medical prescription item when the prescription is filled; and
storing the modified information on the smart card using an encryption method that provides independent verification of the source of the modified information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for securely transferring medical information is provided, which included storing information relating to a medical prescription item on a smart card using an encryption method that provides independent verification as to the source of the information, verifying the source of the information by the provider of the medical prescription item and modifying the stored information relating to the medical prescription item when the prescription is filled, and storing the modified information on the smart card using an encryption method that provides independent verification of the source of the modified information.
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1. A method for securely transferring medical information comprising:
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storing information relating to a medical prescription item on a smart card, using an encryption method which provides independent verification as to the source of the information;
verifying the source of the information by the provider of the medical prescription item;
modifying the stored information relating to the medical prescription item when the prescription is filled; and
storing the modified information on the smart card using an encryption method that provides independent verification of the source of the modified information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic transfer device for securely transferring medical prescription information comprising:
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a control portion of the electronic transfer device for storing information provided by a medical practitioner relating to a medical prescription to be filled, the information being stored using encryption information which provides independent verification as to the source of the information, such that an entity filling the prescription may verify that the source of the information is the provider of the medical prescription item;
the control portion of the electronic transfer device capable of being read by the entity filling the prescription for verify the source of the information and for storing information relating to the medical prescription item as modified who the prescription is filled, the modified information being stored using encryption information which provides independent verification as to the source of the modified information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method for securely transferring medical information comprising:
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storing information relating to a medical prescription item on a smart card, using a public key/private key encryption method to provide independent verification as to the source of the information;
verifying the source of the information by the provider of the medical prescription item by using the public key of the provider of the stored information;
modifying the stored information relating to the medical prescription item when the prescription is filled; and
storing the modified information on the smart card in an encrypted form using the private key of the provider of the medical prescription item to provide independent verification of the source of the modified information wherein a subsequent provider of the medical prescription item may verify the source of the modified data by using the public key of the provider of the medical prescription item, and the source of the information relating to the medical prescription by using the public key of the provider of the stored information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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