Medical billing method and system
First Claim
1. A billing method for billing for medical treatments, said method comprising:
- capturing a treatment event by electronically scanning, at the time of the treatment event, a machine readable patient identifier carried by a patient treatment chart having entered thereon a prescribed treatment;
entering the captured treatment event into a computerized billing system along with the corresponding patient identifier;
using the patient treatment chart to validate charges entered into the billing system;
collecting all treatment events that are entered into the billing system for a specific patient identifier; and
generating an invoice for all of the collected treatment events entered into the billing system for the specific patient identifier.
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Abstract
A billing method is provided for billing for medical treatments and other services. The method includes capturing a treatment event by electronically scanning, at the time of the treatment event, a machine readable patient identifier (e.g., a bar code) carried by a patient treatment chart. The chart has entered thereon a prescribed treatment schedule. Capture of treatment event is entered into a computerized billing system along with the corresponding patient identifier. The patient treatment chart is used to validate charges entered into the system. All treatment events that are entered into the billing system for a particular patient identifier are collected and an invoice is generated for all of the collected treatment events entered into the billing system for the specific patient identifier. A method is also provided for tracking the patient treatment chart as an alerting device in checking on charge capture.
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29 Claims
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1. A billing method for billing for medical treatments, said method comprising:
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capturing a treatment event by electronically scanning, at the time of the treatment event, a machine readable patient identifier carried by a patient treatment chart having entered thereon a prescribed treatment;
entering the captured treatment event into a computerized billing system along with the corresponding patient identifier;
using the patient treatment chart to validate charges entered into the billing system;
collecting all treatment events that are entered into the billing system for a specific patient identifier; and
generating an invoice for all of the collected treatment events entered into the billing system for the specific patient identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29)
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15. A billing method for billing for medical treatments administered to a patient, said method comprising:
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capturing an independent treatment event by electronically scanning, at the time of the treatment event, a machine readable patient identifier for identifying the patient;
entering, at the time of the treatment event, data with respect to the treatment event, and other billable items, into a patient treatment chart associated with the specific patient identifier;
monitoring the treatment events captured for each specific patient identifier and, when the number of treatment events for a specific patient identifier reaches a predetermined number, selecting the patient treatment chart associated with the specific patient identifier; and
when the treatment chart is selected, generating an invoice identified by the patient identifier based on the patient treatment chart.
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28. A method of facilitating billing for medical treatment services involving treatment of a patient wherein a patient treatment chart is used in conjunction with the treatment of the patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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logging onto a computerized billing system when the patient treatment chart is located at a predetermined location in a treatment facility; and
generating a billing alert in response to said logging on step so as to ensure patient treatment provided at said location will be billed out.
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