Delivery of Health Insurance Plan Options

• US 20070260478A1
• Filed: 05/02/2006
• Published: 11/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Szabo, Robert, Toohey, James
• Application Number:
  US11/381,136
• Publication Number:
  US 20070260478A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A method for providing approved medical treatment options. The method can include receiving a patient identifier from a first client via a communications network, receiving at least one diagnostic code from the first client via the communications network, and, in real time, automatically selecting at least one treatment identifier that corresponds to the patient identifier and the diagnostic code. The present invention also can include a system for providing approved medical treatment options. The system can include a retrieval application that receives a patient identifier and at least one diagnostic code from a first client via a communications network. The system can, in real time, automatically select at least one treatment identifier that corresponds to the patient identifier and the diagnostic code.

Claims

1. A method for providing approved medical treatment options comprising:

receiving a patient identifier from a first client via a communications network;

receiving at least one diagnostic code from the first client via the communications network; and

in real time, automatically selecting at least one treatment identifier that corresponds to the patient identifier and the diagnostic code.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a particular healthcare plan associated with the patient identifier;

wherein selecting the treatment identifier comprises selecting the treatment identifier from a plurality of treatment identifiers that are approved under the healthcare plan.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the treatment identifier comprises selecting the treatment identifier from the group consisting of an approved treatment product, an approved dosage and an approved service provider.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating the treatment identifier to the first client via the communications network.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving treatment identifier updates from a second client; and

in real time, updating at least one approved treatment identifier list.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein receiving the treatment identifier updates comprises receiving the treatment identifier updates via the communications network.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein receiving the treatment identifier updates comprises receiving at least one treatment identifier selected from the group consisting of an approved treatment product, an approved dosage and an approved service provider.

8. A system for providing approved medical treatment options comprising a retrieval application that receives a patient identifier and at least one diagnostic code from a first client via a communications network and, in real time, automatically selects at least one treatment identifier that corresponds to the patient identifier and the diagnostic code.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the retrieval application determines a particular healthcare plan associated with the patient identifier and selects the treatment identifier from a plurality of treatment identifiers that are approved under the healthcare plan.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the treatment identifier is selected from the group consisting of an approved treatment product, an approved dosage and an approved service provider.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the retrieval application communicates the treatment identifier to the first client via the communications network.

12. The system of claim 8, further comprising an update application that receives treatment identifier updates from a second client and, in real time, updates at least one approved treatment identifier list.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the treatment identifier updates are received via the communications network.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the treatment identifier is selected from the group consisting of an approved treatment product, an approved dosage and an approved service provider.

15. A machine readable storage, having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections comprising:

code for receiving a patient identifier from a first client via a communications network;

code for receiving at least one diagnostic code from the first client via the communications network; and

code for, in real time, automatically selecting at least one treatment identifier that corresponds to the patient identifier and the diagnostic code.

16. The machine readable storage of claim 15, further comprising:

code for determining a particular healthcare plan associated with the patient identifier;

wherein the code for selecting the treatment identifier comprises code for selecting the treatment identifier from a plurality of treatment identifiers that are approved under the healthcare plan.

17. The machine readable storage of claim 15, wherein the code for selecting the treatment identifier comprises code for selecting the treatment identifier from the group consisting of an approved treatment product, an approved dosage and an approved service provider.

18. The machine readable storage of claim 15, further comprising code for communicating the treatment identifier to the first client via the communications network.

19. The machine readable storage of claim 15, further comprising:

code for receiving treatment identifier updates from a second client; and

code for, in real time, updating at least one approved treatment identifier list.

20. The machine readable storage of claim 19, wherein the code for receiving the treatment identifier updates comprises code for receiving at least one treatment identifier selected from the group consisting of an approved treatment product, an approved dosage and an approved service provider.