Army personnel visiting the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, or the Clear Creek Exchange at Fort Hood, can get prescriptions faster and safer thanks to an automated system, according to an article posted by the Fort Hood public affairs department on the U.S. Army website.
The center and the exchange now have ScriptCenter kiosks dispensing prescriptions from lockers. The lockers on the outside of the machine light up to advise the patient when he or she can grab the prescription.
The automated dispensary will help reduce patient crowding and will reduce the time patients spend in waiting areas, Lt. Col. Bryan Bailey, chief of the department of pharmacy at the center, said in the article.
Patients can call in a prescription and select a desired ScriptCenter location at either the center or the exchange.
The patient enrolls on the first visit by creating a user ID and password, as well as a fingerprint ID for secondary identification requirements. They also need one of their prescription numbers.
The kiosk will take a photo of the person receiving the prescription and will ask them to sign for the refills on the screen.
Source: Kiosk Marketplace