Health care information management apparatus, system and method of use and doing business
First Claim
1. A method and system of the type potentially useable to track a plurality of patients during the course of their care by a health care practice, share patient data among users, and facilitate linkage of diagnostic or procedural codes preferably according to rules required for payment approval from a health care payer or other entity in connection with an encounter between a health care practitioner and a patient, comprising:
- an Internet-based server system in communication with a portable or Internet-connected client device for use at a point of patient care by the health care practitioner, the portable device comprising;
a) memory for storing information that facilitates the health care practitioner'"'"'s linkage of approved codes required for payment approval from the health care payer in connection with the encounter;
b) an input mechanism for receiving input from a user at least during the encounter and at the point of care; and
c) an output mechanism for providing output to the user at least during the encounter and at the point of care.
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Abstract
A set of coupled computerized systems with methods that can allow a health care practitioner preferably to track clinical data about a patient, to link diagnostic and procedural code charges at the point of care, and to exchange such data with clinicians responsible for the cross-coverage of management responsibilities. Data may be captured on handheld computer devices (or directly by an Internet or client application) and transmitted to a coupled web server which warehouses and distributes data elements to the billing office of the practitioner. The web server may provide additional functionality for moving patient data, such as demographic, medication, and evaluation records, between office-based computer systems and the handheld. Hospital-managed data systems with Internet viewing permissions may also be queried for web server-effectuated transfer of patient data to the handheld device to augment clinical care and charge capture. Identifier-free data may be aggregated across multiple health care practitioners participating in the system, so that their administrative and clinical performance may be compared to others of the same specialty or in the same geographic region. Data on and between platforms may be encrypted and an audit trail may be generated in compliance with federal standards.
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1. A method and system of the type potentially useable to track a plurality of patients during the course of their care by a health care practice, share patient data among users, and facilitate linkage of diagnostic or procedural codes preferably according to rules required for payment approval from a health care payer or other entity in connection with an encounter between a health care practitioner and a patient, comprising:
- an Internet-based server system in communication with a portable or Internet-connected client device for use at a point of patient care by the health care practitioner, the portable device comprising;
a) memory for storing information that facilitates the health care practitioner'"'"'s linkage of approved codes required for payment approval from the health care payer in connection with the encounter;
b) an input mechanism for receiving input from a user at least during the encounter and at the point of care; and
c) an output mechanism for providing output to the user at least during the encounter and at the point of care. - 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, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
- an Internet-based server system in communication with a portable or Internet-connected client device for use at a point of patient care by the health care practitioner, the portable device comprising;
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