Method and apparatus for analyzing patient medical records
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1. A method of analyzing a prepopulated form having regions, with markings in some of said regions, comprising the steps of:
- detecting markings within each region to determine a number of said markings and the positions of the markings within the regions;
applying a set of predetermined rules to the detected markings; and
generating a code based on said rules.
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Abstract
A medical form is marked by a clinician during a patient/clinician encounter to generate a record with information related to a current complaint. The form is partitioned into several regions related to patient history, examination and medical decision, respectively. The form is automatically analyzed and using the locations of the marks on the form and a predetermined set of rules, a billing code is generated. The billing code determines the fee to be paid to the clinician or health provider.
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1. A method of analyzing a prepopulated form having regions, with markings in some of said regions, comprising the steps of:
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detecting markings within each region to determine a number of said markings and the positions of the markings within the regions;
applying a set of predetermined rules to the detected markings; and
generating a code based on said rules.
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2. The method of generating a billing code associated with an encounter record on a form, said form having regions partitioned into one or more subdivisions, said method comprising:
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detecting the locations of markings in each said subdivisions;
determining a plurality of parameters based on a preselected set of rules and said locations; and
selecting a billing code based on said plurality of parameters. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11)
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8. An apparatus for generating a medical billing code from a populated form resulting from a patient/clinician encounter, comprising:
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a detector adapted to detect the locations of marks on said form, within predetermined regions defined thereon; and
an analyzer adapted to analyze said locations and to generate a medical billing code based on said locations and a predetermined set of rules. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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