Apparatus and method for processing and/or for providing healthcare information and/or healthcare-related information
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a receiver, wherein the receiver receives information regarding an individual, wherein the information regarding an individual is transmitted from a first computer or from a first communication device, wherein the first computer or the first communication device is associated with a healthcare provider, wherein the information regarding an individual is transmitted via, on, or over, at least one of the Internet and the World Wide Web, wherein the information regarding an individual contains information regarding at least one of a symptom, an examination finding, a diagnosis, a treatment, an administration of a treatment, and a procedure;
a database or a memory device, wherein the database or the memory device is associated with the receiver and is located at a location remote from the first computer or remote from the first communication device, wherein the database or the memory device stores information regarding a plurality of individuals, a plurality of healthcare providers, and a plurality of healthcare insurers or healthcare payers, and further wherein the information regarding a plurality of individuals, a plurality of healthcare providers, and a plurality of healthcare insurers or healthcare payers, includes a healthcare record or a healthcare history of, for, or associated with, each individual of a plurality of individuals, including a healthcare record or a healthcare history of, for, or associated with, the individual, information regarding a healthcare practice of, and an insurance accepted by, each of the plurality of healthcare providers, including information regarding a healthcare practice of, and an insurance accepted by, the healthcare provider, information for processing or for storing information regarding a healthcare diagnosis or a healthcare treatment, information for performing a diagnostic evaluation, information for determining a risk level or a risk score for the individual, and information for submitting an insurance claim to a healthcare insurer or a healthcare payer associated with the individual; and
a processing device, wherein the processing device processes the information regarding an individual and processes information for performing a diagnostic evaluation of the individual, and further wherein the processing device processes information for determining a risk level or a risk score for the individual, and further wherein the processing device processes information for at least one of storing the information regarding an individual, the diagnostic evaluation, the risk level, or the risk score, in the database or the memory device and updating the healthcare record or the healthcare history of, for, or associated with, the individual, and further wherein the processing device automatically generates an insurance claim in response to the storing of the information regarding an individual, the diagnostic evaluation, the risk level, or the risk score, in the database or the memory device or the updating of the healthcare record or the healthcare history of, for, or associated with, the individual, wherein the insurance claim is suitable for being automatically submitted to the healthcare insurer or the healthcare payer associated with the individual or is suitable for being automatically transmitted to a second computer or to a second communication device, wherein the second computer or the second communication device is associated with the healthcare insurer or the healthcare payer associated with the individual, and further wherein the processing device transmits the insurance claim to the second computer or to the second communication device.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method, including receiving information regarding an individual transmitted from a first device associated with a healthcare provider via the Internet or World Wide Web, which information contains information regarding a symptom, examination finding, diagnosis, treatment, administration of a treatment, or procedure, processing information for performing a diagnostic evaluation of the individual, processing information for determining a risk level or risk score for the individual, storing the information regarding the individual, the diagnostic evaluation, the risk level, or the risk score, or updating the healthcare record or history of, for, or associated with, the individual, generating an insurance claim automatically in response to the storing of the information regarding the individual, the diagnostic evaluation, the risk level, or the risk score, or the updating of the healthcare record or history, and transmitting the insurance claim to a second device associated with a healthcare insurer or payer.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver, wherein the receiver receives information regarding an individual, wherein the information regarding an individual is transmitted from a first computer or from a first communication device, wherein the first computer or the first communication device is associated with a healthcare provider, wherein the information regarding an individual is transmitted via, on, or over, at least one of the Internet and the World Wide Web, wherein the information regarding an individual contains information regarding at least one of a symptom, an examination finding, a diagnosis, a treatment, an administration of a treatment, and a procedure; a database or a memory device, wherein the database or the memory device is associated with the receiver and is located at a location remote from the first computer or remote from the first communication device, wherein the database or the memory device stores information regarding a plurality of individuals, a plurality of healthcare providers, and a plurality of healthcare insurers or healthcare payers, and further wherein the information regarding a plurality of individuals, a plurality of healthcare providers, and a plurality of healthcare insurers or healthcare payers, includes a healthcare record or a healthcare history of, for, or associated with, each individual of a plurality of individuals, including a healthcare record or a healthcare history of, for, or associated with, the individual, information regarding a healthcare practice of, and an insurance accepted by, each of the plurality of healthcare providers, including information regarding a healthcare practice of, and an insurance accepted by, the healthcare provider, information for processing or for storing information regarding a healthcare diagnosis or a healthcare treatment, information for performing a diagnostic evaluation, information for determining a risk level or a risk score for the individual, and information for submitting an insurance claim to a healthcare insurer or a healthcare payer associated with the individual; and a processing device, wherein the processing device processes the information regarding an individual and processes information for performing a diagnostic evaluation of the individual, and further wherein the processing device processes information for determining a risk level or a risk score for the individual, and further wherein the processing device processes information for at least one of storing the information regarding an individual, the diagnostic evaluation, the risk level, or the risk score, in the database or the memory device and updating the healthcare record or the healthcare history of, for, or associated with, the individual, and further wherein the processing device automatically generates an insurance claim in response to the storing of the information regarding an individual, the diagnostic evaluation, the risk level, or the risk score, in the database or the memory device or the updating of the healthcare record or the healthcare history of, for, or associated with, the individual, wherein the insurance claim is suitable for being automatically submitted to the healthcare insurer or the healthcare payer associated with the individual or is suitable for being automatically transmitted to a second computer or to a second communication device, wherein the second computer or the second communication device is associated with the healthcare insurer or the healthcare payer associated with the individual, and further wherein the processing device transmits the insurance claim to the second computer or to the second communication device.
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2. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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storing information regarding a plurality of individuals, a plurality of healthcare providers, and a plurality of healthcare insurers or healthcare payers, in a database or a memory device, wherein the information regarding a plurality of individuals, a plurality of healthcare providers, and a plurality of healthcare insurers or healthcare payers, includes a healthcare record or a healthcare history of, for, or associated with, each individual of the plurality of individuals, including a healthcare record or a healthcare history of, for, or associated with, an individual, information regarding a healthcare practice of, and an insurance accepted by, each of the plurality of healthcare providers, including information regarding a healthcare practice of, and an insurance accepted by, a healthcare provider, information for processing or for storing information regarding a healthcare diagnosis or a healthcare treatment, information for performing a diagnostic evaluation, information for determining a risk level or a risk score for the individual, and information for submitting an insurance claim to a healthcare insurer or a healthcare payer associated with the individual; receiving information regarding the individual with a receiver, wherein the information regarding the individual is transmitted from a first computer or from a first communication device, wherein the first computer or the first communication device is associated with or is used by the healthcare provider, and further wherein the receiver is associated with the database or the memory device and is located at a location remote from the first computer or remote from the first communication device, wherein the information regarding the individual is transmitted to the receiver via, on, or over, at least one of the Internet and the World Wide Web, and further wherein the information regarding the individual contains information regarding at least one of a symptom, an examination finding, a diagnosis, a treatment, an administration of a treatment, and a procedure; processing information for performing a diagnostic evaluation of the individual; processing information for determining a risk level or a risk score for the individual; at least one of storing the information regarding the individual, the diagnostic evaluation, the risk level, or the risk score, in the database or the memory device and updating the healthcare record or the healthcare history of, for, or associated with, the individual; generating an insurance claim, wherein the insurance claim is automatically generated by a processing device in response to the storing of information regarding the individual, the diagnostic evaluation, the risk level, or the risk score, in the database or the memory device or the updating of the healthcare record or the healthcare history of, for, or associated with, the individual, wherein the insurance claim is suitable for being automatically submitted to the healthcare insurer or the healthcare payer associated with the individual or is suitable for being automatically transmitted to a second computer or to a second communication device, wherein the second computer or the second communication device is associated with the healthcare insurer or the healthcare payer associated with the individual; and transmitting the insurance claim to the second computer or to the second communication device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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