Systems and methods for obtaining approval for medical reimbursements
First Claim
1. A method for providing a payer attribute corresponding to a medical treatment from a system node to a user node, the method comprising:
- receiving an indicator from the user node at the system node;
determining a payer attribute based on the indicator; and
communicating the payer attribute to the user node across a computer network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for requesting and providing payer attributes corresponding to a medical treatment. The payer attributes can include procedures and/or documents necessary to secure payment for a medical treatment from the payer. The methods comprise receiving an indicator from a user node at a system node and determining payer attributes based on the indicator. The payer attributes are communicated to the user across a computer network. The systems comprise a system node associated with a database and in communication with the Internet. The database embodies at least one interactive request for approval of a medical treatment.
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55 Claims
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1. A method for providing a payer attribute corresponding to a medical treatment from a system node to a user node, the method comprising:
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receiving an indicator from the user node at the system node;
determining a payer attribute based on the indicator; and
communicating the payer attribute to the user node across a computer network. - 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, 36, 37, 38, 39, 52, 53)
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40. A method for securing approval for a particular medical treatment, the method comprising:
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providing a system node in communication with the Internet;
receiving at the system node a first indicator and a second indicator, the first indicator identifying a medication and the second indicator identifying a payer;
providing to a user node across the Internet a first interface for creating a request for approval corresponding to the first and second indicators. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method for appealing a denial of a medical treatment by a payer to secure approval for the medical treatment, the method comprising:
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receiving a denial of a request to approve a medical treatment; and
providing to a user across the Internet an appeal request corresponding to the denial of the request to approve.
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51. A method of securing approval for a particular medical treatment from a payer, the method comprising:
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operating a user node to provide an indicator to a system node, wherein the system node associated with a database, the database comprising;
a payer and an attribute associated with the payer, wherein the indicator selects the payer and the attribute;
receiving the attribute from the system node; and
receiving a customizable request for approval corresponding to the attribute.
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54. A system for securing approval for a medical treatment from a payer, the system comprising:
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a system node in communication with the Internet, wherein the system node associated with a computer readable medium; and
the computer readable medium embodying an interactive request for approval of a medical treatment. - View Dependent Claims (55)
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