Determining expected cost for a medical visit

• US 20070226006A1
• Filed: 03/23/2006
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CareStream Health Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Rankin-Parobek, Donna, Ruscio, Richard, Squilla, John
• Application Number:
  US11/387,491
• Publication Number:
  US 20070226006A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

A method for automatically determining the expected cost for a medical visit includes entering patient identification information (30); accessing the patient'"'"'s medical records; entering a reason for the patient'"'"'s visit (35), identifying the patient'"'"'s health-care plan (50); and calculating an expected cost and payment for the medical visit.

Claims

1. A method for automatically determining the expected cost for a medical visit comprising:

entering patient identification information;

accessing said patient'"'"'s medical record;

entering a reason for said patient'"'"'s visit;

identifying said patient'"'"'s health-care plan; and

calculating an expected cost for said medical visit.

2. A method as in claim 1 wherein said expected cost is an amount to be paid by said patient.

3. A method as in claim 1 wherein said expected cost is an amount to be paid by said health-care plan to a medical services provider.

4. A method as in claim 1 comprising the additional step of:

verifying said patient'"'"'s identification information.

5. A method as in claim 1 comprising the additional step of:

verifying said patient is enrolled in said health-care plan.

6. A method as in claim 1 comprising the additional step of:

updating said patient'"'"'s medical record.

7. A method as in claim 1 comprising the additional step of:

updating said patient'"'"'s medical record.

8. A method as in claim 1 wherein said patient'"'"'s preferred pharmacy is in said patient'"'"'s medical record.

9. A system for estimating a cost for a medical visit comprising:

entering patient identification information on a local or remote server;

accessing said patient'"'"'s medical record on a local, remote, or web server;

entering a reason for said patient'"'"'s visit;

identifying said patient'"'"'s health-care plan on a local, remote, or web server; and

calculating an expected cost for said medical visit.