Data capture system erases all information stored in flash memory if available storage in the flash memory is less than the maximum segment size

摘要

A system and method for capturing data communicated between a computer system and a printer. The data capture system monitors data communicated between the computer system and printer, acquires pertinent portions of the data, and stores the acquired data for later use. This system and method may be used to acquire patient encounter data, including demographic and insurance data, entered into a medical provider's computer office management system when the patient visits the medical provider. Often, the medical provider will print patient encounter data at a printer connected to the office management system. The data capture system acquires and stores pertinent portions of the patient encounter data, such as the demographic data, communicated from the medical provider's office management system to the printer. The acquired patient demographic data stored in the data capture system is later transferred to a commercial laboratory that performs tests on patient specimens taken from a patient visiting the medical provider. The commercial laboratory uses the patient demographic data to properly process the patient specimens and bill the patient's insurance company.