Dynamic electronic chain-of-trust document with audit trail
First Claim
1. A method for processing a form document across a communications network comprising a first access device, a second access device, and a form server, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving at least one request for an operator of the first access device to process the form document;
determining whether the operator of the first access device is authorized to process the form document;
providing at least one image of the form document to be viewed by the operator of the first access device;
receiving at least one response from the operator of the first access device including information used to complete the form document;
determining whether the operator of the second access device is authorized to process the form document;
providing at least one image of the form document to be viewed by the operator of the second access device; and
receiving at least one response from the operator of the second access including information used to complete the form document.
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Abstract
A system and method for processing form documents across a communications network that includes a first access device, a second access device and a form server is provided that includes the steps of receiving one or more requests from an operator of the first access device to process a form document, determining whether the operator of the first access device is authorized to process the document, receiving one or more responses including information from the first operator to complete the form, receiving one or more requests from an operator of the second access device to process the form document, determining whether the operator of the second access device is authorized process document, and receiving one or more responses from the second operator including information to complete the form. The system may determine whether the operators of the access devices have the proper credentials to access or modify a particular form document or particular section of a form document. The system may require submission of a digital signature by an operator and record the date and time the digital signature was submitted and not permit the form to be modified until an additional digital signature is submitted and an additional date and time recorded.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for processing a form document across a communications network comprising a first access device, a second access device, and a form server, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one request for an operator of the first access device to process the form document;
determining whether the operator of the first access device is authorized to process the form document;
providing at least one image of the form document to be viewed by the operator of the first access device;
receiving at least one response from the operator of the first access device including information used to complete the form document;
determining whether the operator of the second access device is authorized to process the form document;
providing at least one image of the form document to be viewed by the operator of the second access device; and
receiving at least one response from the operator of the second access including information used to complete the form document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for processing an electronic form document across a communications network comprising a first access device, a second access device and a form server, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at least one request requesting to process the form document through a first access device operated by a representative of a supplier of medical equipment, the at least one request requesting to process the form document through a first access device including information to uniquely identify the supplier and representative of the supplier;
providing the representative of the supplier with at least one image of the form document;
receiving information from the representative of the supplier including information used to complete the form document;
receiving at least one request requesting to process the form document through a second access device operated by a representative of a physician, the at least one request requesting to process the form document through a second access device including information to uniquely identify the physician and representative of the physician;
determining whether the at least one representative of the physician is authorized to view the form document and providing the representative of the physician with an image of the form document if the representative of the physician is authorized to view the form document; and
receiving information from the representative of the physician including information used to complete the form document. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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33. A method for processing form documents across a communications network comprising a first access device, a second access device and a form server, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a physician with an application to process at least one of the form documents from the form server, verifying the physician'"'"'s license status, determining whether the application should be approved and providing the physician with at least one key to access the at least one of the form documents from the form server if the application is approved; and
providing at least one representative of a supplier with a second application to process at least one of the form documents from the form server, determining whether the application should be approved and providing the at least one representative of the supplier with at least one key to access the at least one of the form documents from the form server if the application is approved. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A system for processing a multi-part form document comprising:
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a first access device;
a second access device; and
a form server connected to the first access device and connected to the second access device over a communication network wherein the form server is operative with the first access device and second access device to;
determine if an operator of the first access device is authorized to populate at least one section of the multi-part form;
receive information used to populate the at least one section of the multi-part form from the first access device and store at least part of the information received from the first access device in at least one file;
determine if an operator of the second access device is authorized to populate at least one additional section of the multi-part form;
receive information used to populate the at least one additional section the multi-part form from the second access device and store at least part of the information received from the second access device in the at least one file. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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