ENHANCED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATION
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a claim processing system that is operable to adjudicate a claim for payment from an insurer for services rendered to a healthcare consumer, a request for estimated healthcare payment information for a service;
processing said request by said claim processing system for determining the requested estimated healthcare payment information, wherein the healthcare payment information is not committed for payment by said insurer; and
communicating, from the claim processing system, a response to the request that includes the estimated healthcare payment information.
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Abstract
Enhanced systems and methods for processing of healthcare information are provided. According to one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, at a claim processing system that is operable to adjudicate a claim for payment from an insurer for services rendered to a healthcare consumer, a request for estimated healthcare payment information. The request may pertain to a service that has not been rendered to the healthcare consumer. The request for the estimated healthcare information may be received (e.g., electronically, such as via a web interface, and/or otherwise via a communication network, such as the Internet) from the healthcare consumer or from a healthcare service provider. The method further comprises processing the request by the claim processing system for determining the requested estimated healthcare payment information. The method further comprises communicating, from the claim processing system, a response to the request that includes the estimated healthcare payment information.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a claim processing system that is operable to adjudicate a claim for payment from an insurer for services rendered to a healthcare consumer, a request for estimated healthcare payment information for a service;
processing said request by said claim processing system for determining the requested estimated healthcare payment information, wherein the healthcare payment information is not committed for payment by said insurer; and
communicating, from the claim processing system, a response to the request that includes the estimated healthcare payment information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a claim processing system that is operable to adjudicate a claim for payment from an insurer for services rendered to a healthcare consumer, a mock claim for a service, wherein the mock claim has information associated therewith that indicates that it is not to be presently committed by the claim processing system for payment by the insurer;
processing said mock claim by claim adjudication logic of said claim processing system to determine an estimate of healthcare payment information for the service; and
outputting, from the claim processing system, the estimated healthcare payment information for the service. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a claim processing system is operable to adjudicate a claim for payment from an insurer for services rendered to a healthcare consumer, a mock claim for a service, wherein the mock claim has information associated therewith that indicates that processing of said mock claim by said claim processing system is to be interrupted prior to committing the mock claim for payment by the insurer;
processing said mock claim by claim adjudication logic of said claim processing system to determine information pertaining to said mock claim;
interrupting processing of said mock claim by said claim processing system prior to committing the mock claim for payment by the insurer; and
outputting, from the claim processing system, the determined information. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system comprising:
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adjudication logic that is operable to adjudicate a claim for payment from an insurer for services rendered to a healthcare consumer; and
an interface to said adjudication logic that enables receipt by said adjudication logic of a mock claim for a service that is not to be presently committed for payment by the insurer;
wherein said adjudication logic is operable to process the mock claim to determine an estimate of healthcare payment information for the service. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system comprising:
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adjudication logic that is operable to adjudicate a claim for payment from an insurer to a service provider for services rendered to a healthcare consumer;
an interface to said adjudication logic that enables receipt by said adjudication logic of a mock claim for a service, wherein the mock claim has information associated therewith that indicates that processing of said mock claim by said adjudication logic is to be interrupted prior to committing the mock claim for payment by the insurer;
wherein the adjudication logic is operable to process a received mock claim to determine information pertaining to said mock claim;
wherein the adjudication logic is operable to interrupt its processing of said mock claim prior to committing the mock claim for payment by the insurer; and
wherein the adjudication logic is operable to output the determined information pertaining to said mock claim. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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