Medical claims evaluation and correction system
US7792687B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H20/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for controlling healthcare costs comprising creating associational databases in a computer system containing physician, hospital, patient and payer information; cross-referencing and searching said databases for specific occurrences of treatment, discharge, or transfers with characteristics leading to higher medical costs, and providing statistical information to payers on specific physicians and hospitals such that payer's can determine whether to retain such providers services for specific procedures.
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