Method and a system for effecting transfer of a patient from a hospital via a computer network
First Claim
1. A method for receiving an approval of a reimbursement guarantee to a healthcare facility for a transfer of a patient with a condition to a healthcare facility on a computer network wherein the healthcare facility has accommodations, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a computer network;
providing a database connected to the computer network wherein the database includes facility information associated with the accommodations of the healthcare facility;
inputting a transfer request information for the patient into the database by a hospital via the computer network wherein the transfer request information is associated with the condition of the patient;
providing a first access to the database for viewing the transfer request information and the facility information by a user of the database via the computer network;
determining suitability of the accommodations of the healthcare facility to the condition of the patient by the user; and
inputting the suitability of the accommodations of the healthcare facility to the condition of the patient into the database by the user via the computer network wherein the approval of the reimbursement for the patient is based on the suitability of the accommodations of the healthcare facility to the condition of the patient.
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Abstract
A method and a system for providing bed availability information via a computer network are provided. A healthcare facility, such as a nursing home, a retirement home or any other type of healthcare or extended care resource, may provide bed availability and/or service information and other types of information to a database on a computer network whereby users of the computer network may access the information within the database. The hospital and/or other healthcare facility may create a transfer request form for discharge of a patient to an extended care facility. The transfer request form containing patient medical information and/or patient treatment information is reviewed by an agent. The agent makes a decision whether to approve or reject the transfer request. Further, a patient interview may be scheduled by the agent prior to making the decision. Notifications are sent to the parties involved with the discharge of the patient to the healthcare facility notifying the parties of the decision of the agent. The transfer request form may be created on-line via the computer network and/or may be reviewed by the agent on-line. The agent may make a decision to approve or to reject the transfer request on-line. In addition, the agent may schedule the patient interview and/or send notifications to the parties on-line.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for receiving an approval of a reimbursement guarantee to a healthcare facility for a transfer of a patient with a condition to a healthcare facility on a computer network wherein the healthcare facility has accommodations, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a computer network;
providing a database connected to the computer network wherein the database includes facility information associated with the accommodations of the healthcare facility;
inputting a transfer request information for the patient into the database by a hospital via the computer network wherein the transfer request information is associated with the condition of the patient;
providing a first access to the database for viewing the transfer request information and the facility information by a user of the database via the computer network;
determining suitability of the accommodations of the healthcare facility to the condition of the patient by the user; and
inputting the suitability of the accommodations of the healthcare facility to the condition of the patient into the database by the user via the computer network wherein the approval of the reimbursement for the patient is based on the suitability of the accommodations of the healthcare facility to the condition of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for requesting a reimbursement for a transfer of a patient with a condition from a hospital to a healthcare facility on a computer network wherein the healthcare facility has accommodations, the system comprising:
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a computer network;
a database associated with the computer network;
means for inputting transfer request information into the database wherein the transfer request information is associated with the condition of the patient and the accommodations of the healthcare facility;
means for accessing the transfer request information and modifying the transfer request information from the database; and
means for determining if the reimbursement is approved based on the transfer request information from the database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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