Techniques for accessing healthcare records and processing healthcare transactions via a network

• US 20060122870A1
• Filed: 12/02/2005
• Published: 06/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Clearwave Corporation
• Original Assignee: Clearwave Corporation
• Inventors: White, Gerard Patrick, Austin, Gary M.
• Application Number:
  US11/292,113
• Publication Number:
  US 20060122870A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/14 specially adapted for billing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A technique for automating the check-in and check-out process within the healthcare industry and enabling the portability of personal health records. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method including receiving identification information and other information, retrieving at least one of personal information or insurance information using the identification, processing a heath related transaction using at least one of personal information or insurance information, and outputting information associated with a processed health related transaction.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a data store to store information associated with a person, the information including an identification information;

an input to receive the identification information and other information;

a processor coupled to the input and the data store to process an insurance transaction using the identification information and the other information; and

an output coupled to the processor and the data store to output information associated with the processed insurance claim.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the other information comprises information associated with medical services provided to the person.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the identification information is associated with one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, an identifier associated with the person, identification information stored on a magnetic strip, or biometric information.

4. The system according to claim 1, the input to receive a Media Access Control (MAC) address associated with a Point of Sale (PoS).

5. The system according to claim 4, the processor to authenticate an identity of the person using at least one of the identification information and the MAC address.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the information associated with the processed insurance claim comprises payment information.

7. A method, comprising:

receiving identification information and other information;

retrieving at least one of personal information or insurance information using the identification;

processing an insurance claim using the at least one of personal information or insurance information; and

outputting information associated with a processed insurance claim.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the other information comprises information associated with medical services provided to a person.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the identification information is associated with one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, an identifier associated with the person, identification information stored on a magnetic strip, or biometric information.

10. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a Media Access Control (MAC) address of a Point of Sale (PoS) device; and

authenticating an identity of a person using at least one of the MAC address or the identification information.

11. The method according to claim 7, wherein the information associated with the processed insurance claim comprises payment information.

15. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

retrieving stored biometric information associated with the person based on the identification information associated with a person and identification information associated with a Point of Sale (PoS) device;

receiving input biometric information; and

comparing the stored biometric information with the input information.

12. A method, comprising:

receiving-identification information associated with a person;

receiving identification information associated with a Point of Sale (PoS) device; and

providing access to information based on the identification information associated with a person and identification information associated with a Point of Sale (PoS) device.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the identification information associated with the person comprises one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, an identifier associated with the person, identification information stored on a magnetic strip, or biometric information.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the identification information associated with the PoS device comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the PoS device.

16. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

receiving information associated with a PoS administrator.

17. The method according to claim 12, wherein the information is associated with an insurance claim.

18. The method according to claim 12, wherein the information associated with a Point of Sale (PoS) device includes information associated with a location of the PoS device

19. A system, comprising:

a data store to store identification information associated with a person and identification information associated with a Point of Sale (PoS) device;

an input to receive information from a PoS device; and

a processor coupled to the input and the data store to authenticate the identity of a person using the stored identification information associated with a person and the stored identification information associated with a PoS device.

20. A computer-accessible medium encoded with computer program code effective to perform the following:

receive identification information and other information;

retrieve at least one of personal information or insurance information using the identification;

process an insurance claim using the at least one of personal information or insurance information; and

output information associated with a processed insurance claim.

21. A computer-accessible medium encoded with computer program code effective to perform the following:

receive identification information associated with a person;

receive identification information associated with a Point of Sale (PoS) device; and

provide access to information based on the identification information associated with a person and identification information associated with a Point of Sale (PoS) device.