Electronic systems and methods for processing health care transactions
First Claim
1. A computer-based processing system for determining which of a plurality of health care products ought to be available for sale to a patient, the processing system comprising:
- a product database capable of storing data identifying a plurality of health care products;
a plurality of rules indicative of restrictions for one or more of the plurality of health care products;
a rules database capable of storing the plurality of rules;
a filter adapted to apply at least a portion of the plurality of rules to the data to identify at least one health care product from the plurality of health care products that is available for purchase by a patient; and
a dual payment processing system capable of facilitating at least a portion of a first financial transaction between the patient and a health care provider and facilitating at least a portion of a second financial transaction between the health care provider and a vendor of the at least one health care product available for purchase by the patient.
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Abstract
Disclosed are embodiments of a computer-based processing system that enables health care providers to sell and order health care products and services from third party vendors for their patients in accordance with federal and state laws. For example, a provider server may initiate an order of a product or may respond to a request from a patient. The processing system includes a rule-based system that preferably insures legal compliance in the areas of product selection, payment and delivery. The processing system may also determine which patient requests ought to be reviewed by the applicable health care provider and/or which requests ought to include a patient consultation. In various embodiments, upon review by the provider, the processing system orders the health care product/service from a third-party vendor. The product may then be provided directly to the patient from the vendor, through the provider, or the like.
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26 Claims
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1. A computer-based processing system for determining which of a plurality of health care products ought to be available for sale to a patient, the processing system comprising:
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a product database capable of storing data identifying a plurality of health care products;
a plurality of rules indicative of restrictions for one or more of the plurality of health care products;
a rules database capable of storing the plurality of rules;
a filter adapted to apply at least a portion of the plurality of rules to the data to identify at least one health care product from the plurality of health care products that is available for purchase by a patient; and
a dual payment processing system capable of facilitating at least a portion of a first financial transaction between the patient and a health care provider and facilitating at least a portion of a second financial transaction between the health care provider and a vendor of the at least one health care product available for purchase by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for a health care provider capable of automatically processing health care transactions and filtering health care product data to determine which of a plurality of health care products are available for sale to a patient, the system comprising:
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a patient request module capable of receiving a patient request for a health care product;
a payment module capable of receiving an electronic transfer of a first payment for the health care product, the payment module further capable of transferring the first payment to a first account; and
an order module capable of ordering the health care product from a vendor, the order module being capable of transmitting an electronic transfer of a second payment to the vendor for the health care product. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A machine loadable software program for a health care transaction processing system, the software program comprising:
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first software instructions capable processing a purchase request from a patient for a health care product;
second software instructions capable of calculating a first purchase price to be received by a provider for a sale of the health care product;
third software instructions capable of instructing a placement of an order with a vendor for the health care product; and
fourth software instructions capable of instructing a payment of a second purchase price from the provider to the vendor for the health care product, wherein the second purchase price is less than the first purchase price. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method for determining which of a group of health care products are appropriate for a patient, the method comprising;
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identifying a profile of a patient;
receiving data identifying a plurality of health care products available for sale by at least one vendor;
accessing a memory storing a plurality of rules associated with distribution of each of the plurality of health care products;
filtering the data identifying the plurality of health care products based on one or more of the plurality of rules; and
outputting, based on said filtering, an identification of at least one health care product available for sale from a particular health care provider to a patient. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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