System and method that provide office management functionalities
First Claim
1. A computer-based system for supporting office management operations, comprising:
- a. a computer network that includes at least one server and a central database;
said server communicating with said central database and including a processing unit that is adapted to run computer software that includes programming that is adapted to perform the following functions;
i. dynamically generate and display an appointment calendar that includes appointment schedules for a first entity; and
ii. dynamically generate and display an additional overlaid appointment pane that includes an appointment schedule for a selected entity.
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Abstract
A computer-based system and method for supporting office/practice management offers enhanced patient/client/customer registration functionalities that facilitate efficient and reliable intake and maintenance of patient/client/customer relationships. The system/method includes a patient preference functionality that facilitates appointment scheduling and a “patient flag” functionality that supports extensibility (e.g., linking to an associated document, record or other electronically accessible resource). The system also provides enhanced appointment scheduling functionalities that facilitate efficient and reliable identification of service provider availability (together with any required supporting equipment and/or personnel), including an “appointment candidate generator”, a “floating” or “overlaid” provider pane, an “appointment capsule” that facilitates appointment scheduling/rescheduling, a “time block freeze” that allows multiple users to interact with records in the central database without creating inconsistencies and/or anomalies, a “clear day” functionality that facilitates global changes to a service provider'"'"'s calendar for a given day (or series of days), and a design that supports “drag-and-drop” of files/data across multiple data files/records. The disclosed system/method also supports billing functionalities that facilitate efficient and reliable generation of billing records (e.g., claims and/or statements) and reconciliation of payments received with respect to such billing records.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-based system for supporting office management operations, comprising:
a. a computer network that includes at least one server and a central database;
said server communicating with said central database and including a processing unit that is adapted to run computer software that includes programming that is adapted to perform the following functions;
i. dynamically generate and display an appointment calendar that includes appointment schedules for a first entity; and
ii. dynamically generate and display an additional overlaid appointment pane that includes an appointment schedule for a selected entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-based system for supporting office management operations, comprising:
a. a computer network that includes at least one server and a central database;
said server communicating with said central database and including a processing unit that is adapted to run computer software that includes programming that is adapted to perform the following functions;
i. dynamically generate and display a list of appointment candidates based on appointment criteria provided by a system user; and
ii. schedule an appointment through selection of an appointment candidate from said list of appointment candidates. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-based system for supporting office management operations, comprising:
a. a computer network that includes at least one server and a central database;
said server communicating with said central database and including a processing unit that is adapted to run computer software that includes programming that is adapted to perform the following functions;
i. dynamically generate and display an appointment capsule associated with a patient appointment; and
ii. placing said appointment capsule in a locked condition when a system user accesses data associated with said appointment capsule, thereby preventing a second system user from accessing said appointment capsule while in said locked condition. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-based system for supporting office management operations, comprising:
a. a computer network that includes at least one server and a central database;
said server communicating with said central database and including a processing unit that is adapted to run computer software that includes programming that is adapted to perform the following functions;
i. dynamically generate and display an appointment calendar that includes at least one appointment time slot; and
ii. placing said at least one appointment time slot in a locked condition when a system user accesses said at least one appointment time slot, thereby preventing a second system user from accessing said at least one appointment time slot while in said locked condition.
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