A medical check-in and data communication kiosk for efficiently
checking-in patients at a medical facility and/or exchanging relevant
data with the patient. A patient automatically provides initial
identification information by swiping, scanning, etc., an I.D. card and
the kiosk then accesses various legacy database systems to gather all
relevant medical data corresponding to the particular patient. The
patient is requested to verify and/or update any third party payer
information, such as insurance information, and is also informed of
suggested preventive healthcare actions.