Device for automating billing reimbursement
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1. An electronic handheld processing device comprising:
- a memory storing demographic information, patient diagnosis information and billing information;
an interface to enable physicians to input billing and diagnosis information; and
an interface to communicate with an interface device for downloading billing and diagnosis information and receiving updated patient demographic information.
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Abstract
An apparatus for automating billing reimbursement includes an electronic handheld processing device that displays patient demographic information, billing codes and guideline information. The physician selects patient information and is able to sort the patient information by different categories. The physician, after examination of the patient, inputs a billing code which is outputted to an interface device for distribution to an information system for providing medical bills.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic handheld processing device comprising:
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a memory storing demographic information, patient diagnosis information and billing information;
an interface to enable physicians to input billing and diagnosis information; and
an interface to communicate with an interface device for downloading billing and diagnosis information and receiving updated patient demographic information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for automating the billing process for physicians using an electronic handheld processing device the method comprising:
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displaying patient demographic information on a screen of the handheld processing device;
displaying billing information on the screen of the handheld processing device;
selecting the required patient and billing information once a patient has been examined; and
outputting billing code data to an interface device for distributing the billing code data to information systems for further processing to generate medical bills. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method in a computer system for automating a physicians billing process, comprising:
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displaying a list of patients to be seen on a particular day;
displaying a list of patient locations;
displaying billing codes;
receiving a billing code selection corresponding to a patient examined by a physician;
creating a new billing record for the patient;
an interface device, sending billing codes for the patient to an information processing system to generate a medical bill. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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