Computer software program for mental health professionals

• US 20100023349A1
• Filed: 05/11/2009
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Eric Heidel
• Original Assignee: Robert Eric Heidel
• Inventors: Heidel, Robert Eric
• Granted Patent: US 8,069,061 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A computer software program that will allow mental health practitioners to enter data into portable files and send information to various professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities through a direct, secure, and electronic linkage created by registering with said professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities. Mental health professionals using the software program will be able to create portable files containing information about clients, notes, credentials, licenses, certifications, specializations, accreditations, professional memberships, professional trainings, Continuing Education Units, professional activities, supervision hours, education, insurance board memberships. A plethora of relevant professional mental health information will be accessible through the software program. Professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities will be able to advertise and/or send information pertaining to products and services. The software program is a “one-stop shopping” platform for mental health professionals to create portable files and send information in a streamlined and efficient manner.

Claims

1. A computer software program for mental health professionals that comprises:

Applications that allow a mental health professional to create direct, secure, and electronic linkages between the software program and various professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities;

Applications that allow a mental health professional to create portable data files related to professional, ethical, and legal tasks, duties, and responsibilities;

Applications that allow a mental health professional to conduct secure credit and/or monetary transactions with various professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities;

Applications that allow a mental health professional to access relevant mental health information;

Applications that allow a mental health professional to register with various professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities to create a direct, secure, and electronic linkage;

Applications that allow a mental health professional to send portable files to third parties via a direct, secure, and electronic linkage;

Applications that allow third parties to advertise products and services to mental health professionals via a direct, secure, and electronic linkage;

2. A process in claim 1 wherein a mental health professional will be able to enter data pertaining to professional, ethical, and legal tasks, duties, and responsibilities into a preinstalled or uploaded note template.

3. A process in claim 1 wherein a mental health professional will be able to enter data pertaining to supervision hours, Continuing Education Units, credentials, licenses, specializations, accreditations, professional memberships, and professional trainings into a portable file.

4. A process in claim 1 wherein a mental health professional will be able to enter data pertaining to insurance board memberships with HMOs, PPOs, health insurance companies, billing agencies, and third-party reimbursement entities into a portable file.

5. A process in claim 1 wherein a mental health professional will register the software with various professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities to create a direct, secure, and electronic linkage whereby portable files containing professional information can be electronically sent to said organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities.

6. A process in claim 5 wherein a mental health professional will be able to send portable files containing professional information to various professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities through a direct, secure, and electronic linkage.

7. A process in claim 6 wherein a mental health professional will be able to send portable files containing professional information such as Continuing Education Units, trainings, supervision hours, activities, attendance of professional meetings, conferences, trainings, credentials, licenses, certifications, specializations, and accreditations to third parties via a direct, secure, and electronic linkage.

8. A process in claim 1 wherein a mental health professional will be able to send portable files containing professional credentials to publishers and/or owners of assessments and evaluations via a direct, secure, and electronic linkage.

9. A process in claim 1 wherein a mental health professional will be able to access mental health information pertaining to client populations, multicultural issues, diagnostic criteria and information, formal evaluation and assessment, statistics, and ethical codes.

10. A process in claim 1 wherein a mental health professional will be able to access mental health information pertaining to legal statutes, professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities, professional memberships, medications and/or psychopharmacology, consultation, and research.

11. A process in claim 1 wherein a mental health professional will be able to access mental health information pertaining to licensures, certifications, accreditations, specializations, credentials, therapeutic interventions, therapeutic theoretical orientations, educational information, and vocational information.

12. A process in claim 1 wherein a mental health professional will be able to access mental health information pertaining to Continuing Education Unit opportunities, therapy notes and documentation, professional discourse and communication, developmental issues and knowledge, professional issues and knowledge, and supervision practices and regulations.

13. A process in claim 1 wherein mental health information will be preinstalled into the software program.

14. A process in claim 4 wherein a mental health professional will be able to send documentation to insurance entities for reimbursement of services provided to clients through a direct, secure, and electronic linkage.

15. A process in claim 14 wherein insurance entities will send reimbursement for services rendered to clients to mental health professionals using an electronic fund transfer solution through a direct, secure, and electronic linkage.

16. A process in claim 1 wherein various professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities will be able to advertise and/or send information to users of the software program once users have registered the software program and created a direct, secure, and electronic linkage.

17. A process in claim 1 wherein various professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities will be able to advertise and/or send information to users pertaining to professional organizations, professional conferences, professional meetings, and professional conferences.

18. A process in claim 1 wherein various professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities will be able to advertise and/or send information to users pertaining to Continuing Education Unit opportunities, hospitals, private practices, treatment centers, job postings, universities, and professional trainings, events, and memberships.

19. A process in claim 1 wherein various professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities will be able to advertise and/or send information to users pertaining to credentialing opportunities, licensing opportunities, specialization opportunities, and accreditation opportunities.

20. A process in claim 1 wherein various professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities will be able to advertise and/or send information to users pertaining to publishing companies, pharmaceutical companies, professional mental health related institutions, organizations, businesses, products, and services.

21. A process in claim 1 wherein various professional organizations, institutions, businesses, and/or entities will be able to advertise and/or send information to users pertaining to educational programs, medications, journals, databases, research, publications, books, assessments and evaluations, and other sorts of mental health related products and services.