Network-based marketplace service for facilitating purchases of bundled services and products
US10535088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H20/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for pricing offers of healthcare services includes an application server providing a pricing tool, and a service pricing information database and a cost adjustment information database that are accessible by the application server. The pricing tool is operable to receive an indication of a healthcare service set that is respectively associated with a service detail information record included in the service pricing information database, determine a base physician fee for a primary service of the indicated healthcare service set based on base pricing metrics for the primary service included in the service detail information record, receive an indication specifying a location for performing the primary service, calculate an adjusted physician fee for the primary service based on cost adjustment metrics for a geographic zone that corresponds to the specified location, and provide a recommended price for the indicated healthcare service set based on the calculated adjusted physician fee.
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