Systems and methods for collecting information at an emergency vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for collecting medical and billing information about a patient at an emergency vehicle, comprising:
- receiving a call at a dispatch service about the patient;
sending a dispatch order from the dispatch service to the emergency vehicle based on the call;
receiving at the emergency vehicle the dispatch order about the patient from the dispatch service;
collecting medical information about the patient using a mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
collecting billing information about the patient using the mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
merging the collected medical and billing information at the emergency vehicle; and
transmitting the merged medical and billing information as an electronic file from the mobile computer at the emergency vehicle to at least one of a medical facility and a billing service.
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Abstract
A method for collecting information at a vehicle, such as an emergency vehicle, involves receiving at the vehicle a request regarding a patient. The method further involves collecting information on the patient using a mobile computer at the vehicle. The method also involves transmitting the patient information as an electronic file from the mobile computer to a hospital over a network. As part of this method, billing information concerning the patient may be collected. Additionally, a method for processing billing information concerning a patient involves collecting billing information regarding the patient from a mobile computer at a vehicle over a network. The method further involves classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one billing category based on the billing information. In addition, the method further involves generating a bill for the patient based on the billing information.
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81 Claims
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1. A method for collecting medical and billing information about a patient at an emergency vehicle, comprising:
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receiving a call at a dispatch service about the patient;
sending a dispatch order from the dispatch service to the emergency vehicle based on the call;
receiving at the emergency vehicle the dispatch order about the patient from the dispatch service;
collecting medical information about the patient using a mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
collecting billing information about the patient using the mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
merging the collected medical and billing information at the emergency vehicle; and
transmitting the merged medical and billing information as an electronic file from the mobile computer at the emergency vehicle to at least one of a medical facility and a billing service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for collecting information about a patient at a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving at the vehicle a request regarding the patient;
collecting medical and billing information about the patient using a mobile computer at the vehicle;
synchronizing the collected medical and billing information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
transmitting the collected medical and billing information as an electronic file from the vehicle computer to at least one of a medical facility and a billing service over a network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for collecting information about a patient at a vehicle, comprising:
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a messaging module for receiving at the vehicle a request regarding the patient;
an information collection module collecting medical and billing information about the patient using a mobile computer at the vehicle;
an information delivery module for synchronizing the collected medical and billing information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
the messaging module for transmitting the collected medical and billing information as an electronic file from the vehicle computer to at least one of a medical facility and a billing service over a network. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A system for collecting information about a patient at a vehicle, comprising:
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means for receiving at the vehicle a request regarding the patient;
means for collecting medical and billing information about the patient using a mobile computer at the vehicle;
means for synchronizing the collected medical and billing information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
means for transmitting the collected medical and billing information as an electronic file from the vehicle computer to at least one of a medical facility and a billing service over a network.
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45. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for a method for collecting information about a patient at a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving at the vehicle a request regarding the patient;
collecting medical and billing information about the patient using a mobile synchronizing the collected medical and billing information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
transmitting the collected medical and billing information as an electronic file from the vehicle computer to at least one of a medical facility and a billing service over a network.
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46. A method for collecting medical and billing information about a patient at an emergency vehicle, comprising:
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receiving at the emergency vehicle a dispatch order about the patient from the dispatch service;
collecting medical information about the patient using a mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
collecting billing information about the patient using the mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
merging the collected medical and billing information at the emergency vehicle;
synchronizing the collected medical and billing information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
transmitting the merged medical and billing information as an electronic file from the vehicle computer to at least one of a medical facility and a billing service.
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47. A system for collecting medical and billing information about a patient at an emergency vehicle, comprising:
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a messaging module for receiving at the emergency vehicle a dispatch order about the patient from the dispatch service;
an information collection module for collecting medical information about the patient using a mobile computer at the emergency vehicle, for collecting billing information about the patient using the mobile computer at the emergency vehicle, and for merging the collected medical and billing information at the emergency vehicle;
an information delivery module for synchronizing the collected medical and billing information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
the messaging module for transmitting the merged medical and billing information as an electronic file from the vehicle computer to at least one of a medical facility and a billing service.
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48. A system for collecting medical and billing information about a patient at an emergency vehicle, comprising:
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means for receiving at the emergency vehicle a dispatch order about the patient from the dispatch service;
means for collecting medical information about the patient using a mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
means for collecting billing information about the patient using the mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
means for merging the collected medical and billing information at the emergency vehicle;
means for synchronizing the collected medical and billing information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
means for transmitting the merged medical and billing information as an electronic file from the vehicle computer to at least one of a medical facility and a billing service.
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49. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for a method for collecting medical and billing information about a patient at an emergency vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving at the emergency vehicle a dispatch order about the patient from the dispatch service;
collecting medical information about the patient using a mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
collecting billing information about the patient using the mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
merging the collected medical and billing information at the emergency vehicle;
synchronizing the collected medical and billing information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
transmitting the merged medical and billing information as an electronic file from the vehicle computer to at least one of a medical facility and a billing service.
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50. A method for processing medical and billing information about a patient at an emergency vehicle, comprising:
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collecting information about the patient at the emergency vehicle, wherein the information includes medical and billing information;
classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one medical category for the medical information;
transmitting the medical information as an electronic file to medical facility over a network;
classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one billing category for the billing information; and
transmitting the billing information as an electronic file to a bill processing center over a network. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A system for processing medical and billing information about a patient at an emergency vehicle, comprising:
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an information collection module for collecting information about the patient at the emergency vehicle, wherein the information includes medical and billing information, for classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one medical category for the medical information, and for classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one billing category for the billing information; and
an information delivery module for transmitting the medical information as an electronic file to medical facility over a network and for transmitting the billing information as an electronic file to a bill processing center over the network. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A system for processing medical and billing information about a patient at an emergency vehicle, comprising:
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means for collecting information about the patient at the emergency vehicle, wherein the information includes medical and billing information;
means for classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one medical category for the medical information;
means for transmitting the medical information as an electronic file to medical facility over a network;
means for classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one billing category for the billing information; and
means for transmitting the billing information as an electronic file to a bill processing center over a network.
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63. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for a method for processing medical and billing information about a patient at an emergency vehicle, the method comprising:
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collecting information about the patient at the emergency vehicle, wherein the information includes medical and billing information;
classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one medical category for the medical information;
transmitting the medical information as an electronic file to medical facility over a network;
classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one billing category for the billing information; and
transmitting the billing information as an electronic file to a bill processing center over a network.
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64. A method for processing medical information about a patient from an emergency vehicle to a medical facility, comprising:
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collecting medical information about the patient using a mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one medical category for the medical information;
synchronizing the collected medical information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
transmitting the medical information from the vehicle computer as an electronic file to a medical facility over a network. - View Dependent Claims (65)
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66. A system for processing medical information about a patient from an emergency vehicle to a medical facility, comprising:
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an information collection module for collecting medical information about the patient using a mobile computer at the emergency vehicle and for classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one medical category for the medical information;
an information delivery module for synchronizing the collected medical information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
a messaging module for transmitting the medical information from the vehicle computer as an electronic file to a medical facility over a network. - View Dependent Claims (67)
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68. A system for processing medical information about a patient from an emergency vehicle to a medical facility, comprising:
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means for collecting medical information about the patient using a mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
means for classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one medical category for the medical information;
means for synchronizing the collected medical information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
means for transmitting the medical information from the vehicle computer as an electronic file to a medical facility over a network.
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69. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for a method for processing medical information about a patient from an emergency vehicle to a medical facility, the method comprising:
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collecting medical information about the patient using a mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one medical category for the medical information;
synchronizing the collected medical information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
transmitting the medical information from the vehicle computer as an electronic file to a medical facility over a network.
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70. A method for processing billing information about a patient at an emergency vehicle, comprising:
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collecting billing information about the patient using a mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one billing category for the billing information;
synchronizing the collected billing information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
transmitting the billing information from the vehicle computer as an electronic file to a bill processing center over the network. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A system for processing billing information about a patient at an emergency vehicle, comprising:
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an information collection module for collecting billing information about the patient using a mobile computer at the emergency vehicle and classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one billing category for the billing information;
an information delivery module for synchronizing the collected billing information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
a messaging module for transmitting the billing information from the vehicle computer as an electronic file to a bill processing center over the network. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A system for processing billing information about a patient at an emergency vehicle, comprising:
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means for collecting billing information about the patient using a mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
means for classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one billing category for the billing information;
means for synchronizing the collected billing information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
means for transmitting the billing information from the vehicle computer as an electronic file to a bill processing center over the network.
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81. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for a method for processing billing information about a patient at an emergency vehicle, comprising:
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collecting billing information about the patient using a mobile computer at the emergency vehicle;
classifying a service provided to the patient in at least one billing category for the billing information;
synchronizing the collected billing information from the mobile computer to a vehicle computer; and
transmitting the billing information from the vehicle computer as an electronic file to a bill processing center over the network.
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