Susan Ann Mcbride

US Patent:

20070219826, Sep 20, 2007

Filed:

Jan 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/620384

Inventors:

Peris L. Brodsky - Riverwoods IL, US
Timothy J. Coburn - Palos Park IL, US
Susan L. McBride - Palatine IL, US

Assignee:

Information Data Management, Inc. - Rosemont IL

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06F 19/00
G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 2, 705 3

Abstract:

A donor processing and information management system disclosed herein allows donor processing centers to facilitate their operations and decrease the use of paperwork and forms by using electronic workstations to enter donor and donation information. Embodiments of the system also facilitate operations of the donor processing centers by automating the management of donors, thus reducing the number of staff necessary to run the center. Donors and donor center staff use workstations to enter biographical data, answer questions, and edit information entered into a database in order to reduce human error and increase efficiency. Thus, embodiments of the system may completely eliminate the use of burdensome forms and automate the entire blood donation process for donor processing centers, whether operating with in-line, real time hardware interfaces at a fixed location, or at mobile locations, where data is collected onsite and transmitted to one or more offsite databases.