Estimating fees and costs incurred by a patient receiving a healthcare service
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method performed by a server system, comprising:
- electronically receiving, by a network interface of a server system, a previously prepared estimate of fees and costs to deliver a healthcare service, wherein the healthcare service includes at least one of a diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a particular disease, illness, injury, or other physical or mental impairment to a particular patient;
electronically receiving, by the network interface of the server system, a request for information indicative of fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service to the particular patient;
electronically receiving, by the network interface of the server system, data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date;
electronically estimating, by a processing unit of the server system, probable fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service to the particular patient, the estimating based on the received data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date;
electronically estimating, by the processing unit of the server system, a specific day when a specified fees and costs threshold will be reached should the healthcare service continue to be provided to the patient based on the previously prepared estimate of fees and costs and the estimated probable fees and costs incurred to date; and
eliciting an input from the patient via a mobile device associated with the patient, the elicited input from the patient modifying the data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date, the eliciting caused by outputting in substantially real time, by the network interface of the server system, a notification to the mobile device associated with the patient in response to the specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached being before a previously estimated specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached, wherein the notification includes information indicative of the probable fees and costs incurred to date in view of the previous estimate of the fees and costs for providing the healthcare service and indicative of the specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached;
wherein the elicited input from the patient comprises a photograph taken by the patient using the mobile device, the photograph indicative of an activity occurring within a proximity of the patient related to provision of the healthcare service to the patient.
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Abstract
Described embodiments include a computer-implemented method, device, and computer program product. A computer-implemented method includes electronically receiving a previously prepared estimate of fees and costs to deliver a diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a particular disease, illness, injury, or other physical or mental impairment (hereafter “healthcare service”) to a particular patient. The computer-implemented method includes electronically receiving data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date. The computer-implemented method includes estimating probable fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service to the particular patient. The estimating is responsive to the received data indicative of at least part of the healthcare service provided to date. The computer-implemented method includes outputting in substantially real time information indicative of the probable fees and costs incurred to date in view of the previous estimate of the fees and costs for providing the healthcare service.
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45 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method performed by a server system, comprising:
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electronically receiving, by a network interface of a server system, a previously prepared estimate of fees and costs to deliver a healthcare service, wherein the healthcare service includes at least one of a diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a particular disease, illness, injury, or other physical or mental impairment to a particular patient; electronically receiving, by the network interface of the server system, a request for information indicative of fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service to the particular patient; electronically receiving, by the network interface of the server system, data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date; electronically estimating, by a processing unit of the server system, probable fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service to the particular patient, the estimating based on the received data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date; electronically estimating, by the processing unit of the server system, a specific day when a specified fees and costs threshold will be reached should the healthcare service continue to be provided to the patient based on the previously prepared estimate of fees and costs and the estimated probable fees and costs incurred to date; and eliciting an input from the patient via a mobile device associated with the patient, the elicited input from the patient modifying the data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date, the eliciting caused by outputting in substantially real time, by the network interface of the server system, a notification to the mobile device associated with the patient in response to the specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached being before a previously estimated specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached, wherein the notification includes information indicative of the probable fees and costs incurred to date in view of the previous estimate of the fees and costs for providing the healthcare service and indicative of the specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached; wherein the elicited input from the patient comprises a photograph taken by the patient using the mobile device, the photograph indicative of an activity occurring within a proximity of the patient related to provision of the healthcare service to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computing device comprising:
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a display device; a processor programmed by computer-executable instructions; a communications circuit configured to receive and send data; and a computer storage media storing the computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to perform a process including; (i) receiving from the communications circuit a previously prepared estimate of fees and costs to deliver a healthcare service, wherein the healthcare service includes at least one of a diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a particular disease, illness, injury, or other physical or mental impairment to a particular patient; (ii) receiving from the communications circuit a request for information indicative of fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service to the particular patient; (iii) receiving from the communications circuit data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date; (iv) estimating, by the processor, probable fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service to the particular patient, the estimating based on the received data indicative of at least part of the healthcare service provided to date; (v) estimating, by the processor, a specific day when a specified fees and costs threshold will be reached should the healthcare service continue to be provided to the patient based on the previously prepared estimate of fees and costs and the estimated probable fees and costs incurred to date; and (vi) eliciting an input from the patient via a mobile device associated with the patient, the elicited input from the patient modifying the data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date, the eliciting caused by outputting in substantially real time, via the communications circuit, a notification to the mobile device associated with the patient in response to the specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached being before a previously estimated specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached, wherein the notification includes information indicative of the probable fees and costs incurred to date in view of the previous estimate of the fees and costs for providing the healthcare service and indicative of the specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached; wherein the elicited input from the patient comprises a photograph taken by the patient using the mobile device, the photograph indicative of an activity occurring within a proximity of the patient related to provision of the healthcare service to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. A computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium having program instructions stored thereon, the program instructions which, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a process including; (i) interacting with a thin client device to receive a previously prepared estimate of fees and costs to deliver a healthcare service, wherein the healthcare service includes at least one of a diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a particular disease, illness, injury, or other physical or mental impairment to a particular patient; (ii) interacting with the thin client device to receive a request for information indicative of fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service to the particular patient; (iii) interacting with the thin client device to receive data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date; (iv) estimating, by the processor, probable fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service to the particular patient, the estimating based on the received data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date; (v) estimating, by the processor, a specific day when a specified fees and costs threshold will be reached should the healthcare service continue to be provided to the patient based on the previously prepared estimate of fees and costs and the estimated probable fees and costs incurred to date; and (vi) eliciting an input from the patient via a mobile device associated with the patient, the elicited input from the patient modifying the data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date, the eliciting caused by outputting in substantially real time a notification to the mobile device associated with the patient in response to the specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached being before a previously estimated specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached, wherein the notification includes information indicative of the probable fees and costs incurred to date in view of the previous estimate of the fees and costs for providing the healthcare service and indicative of the specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached; wherein the elicited input from the patient comprises a photograph taken by the patient using the mobile device, the photograph indicative of an activity occurring within a proximity of the patient related to provision of the healthcare service to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. A method implemented in a computing device, the method comprising:
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electronically receiving, by a network interface of a server system, a previously prepared estimate of fees and costs to deliver a healthcare service, wherein the healthcare service includes at least one of a diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a particular disease, illness, injury, or other physical or mental impairment to a particular patient; electronically receiving, by the network interface of the server system, a previously prepared estimate of the fees and costs eligible for reimbursement by a healthcare coverage entity providing coverage to the patient for the healthcare service; electronically receiving, by the network interface of the server system, data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date; estimating, by a processing unit of the server system, probable fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service to the particular patient, the estimating based on the received data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date; estimating, by the processing unit of the server system, a probable reimbursement by the healthcare coverage entity of the estimated probable fees and cost incurred to date in providing the healthcare service; electronically estimating, by the processing unit of the server system, a specific day when a specified fees and costs threshold will be reached should the healthcare service continue to be provided to the patient based on the previously prepared estimate of fees and costs and the estimated probable fees and costs incurred to date; and eliciting an input from the patient via a mobile device associated with the patient, the elicited input from the patient modifying the data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date, the eliciting caused by outputting in substantially real time, by the network interface of the server system, a notification to the mobile device associated with the patient in response to the specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached being before a previously estimated specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached, wherein the notification includes information indicative of the probable reimbursement by the healthcare coverage entity of the estimated probable fees and cost incurred to date in providing the healthcare service and indicative of the specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached; wherein the elicited input from the patient comprises a photograph taken by the patient using the mobile device, the photograph indicative of an activity occurring within a proximity of the patient related to provision of the healthcare service to the patient.
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44. A computer-implemented method performed by a server system, comprising:
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electrically receiving, by a network interface of a server system, a request for information indicative of fees and costs incurred by a particular patient being provided a healthcare service, wherein the healthcare service includes at least one of a diagnosis or treatment of a particular disease, illness, injury or other physical or mental impairment; electrically receiving, by the network interface of the server system, data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date; estimating, by a processing unit of the server system, probable fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service to the particular patient, the estimating based on the received data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date; electronically estimating, by the processing unit of the server system, a specific day when a specified fees and costs threshold will be reached should the healthcare service continue to be provided to the patient based on the previously prepared estimate of fees and costs and the estimated probable fees and costs incurred to date; and eliciting an input from the patient via a mobile device associated with the patient, the elicited input from the patient modifying the data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date, the eliciting caused by outputting in substantially real time, by the network interface of the server system, a notification to the mobile device associated with the patient in response to the specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached being before a previously estimated specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached, wherein the notification includes information indicative of the probable fees and costs incurred in providing the healthcare service to the patient as of receipt of the request for information and indicative of the specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached; wherein the elicited input from the patient comprises a photograph taken by the patient using the mobile device, the photograph indicative of an activity occurring within a proximity of the patient related to provision of the healthcare service to the patient.
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45. A computer-implemented method performed by a server system, comprising:
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electronically receiving, by a network interface of a server system, a request for information indicative of fees and costs incurred by a particular patient being provided a healthcare service, wherein the healthcare service includes at least one of a diagnosis or treatment of a particular disease, illness, injury or other physical or mental impairment; electronically receiving, by the network interface of the server system, data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient as of receipt of the request for information; estimating, by a processing unit of the server system, probable fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service to the particular patient, the estimating based on the received data indicative of at least part of services provided to date; estimating, by the processing unit of the server system, a probable reimbursement by a healthcare coverage entity providing coverage to the patient for the healthcare service of the estimated probable fees and costs incurred to date; electronically estimating, by the processing unit of the server system, a specific day when a specified fees and costs threshold will be reached should the healthcare service continue to be provided to the patient based on the previously prepared estimate of fees and costs and the estimated probable fees and costs incurred to date; and eliciting an input from the patient via a mobile device associated with the patient, the elicited input from the patient modifying the data at least partially indicative of the healthcare service provided to the patient to date, the eliciting caused by outputting in substantially real time, via the communications circuit, a notification to the mobile device associated with the patient in response to the specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached being before a previously estimated specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached, wherein the notification includes information indicative of; (i)the probable fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service; (ii) the probable reimbursement by the healthcare coverage entity of the estimated probable fees and costs incurred to date in providing the healthcare service; and (iii) the specific day when the specified fees and costs threshold will be reached; and wherein the elicited input from the patient comprises a photograph taken by the patient using the mobile device, the photograph indicative of an activity occurring within a proximity of the patient related to provision of the healthcare service to the patient.
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