MEDICAL CLAIMS FRAUD PREVENTION SYSTEM INCLUDING PATIENT IDENTIFICATION INTERFACE FEATURE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A medical claim fraud prevention system comprising:
- a first controller positioned at a medical facility and including a user interface;
a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center and adapted to be in communication with the first controller;
wherein the first controller sends a first signal to the second controller responsive to an occurrence of a predetermined event;
wherein the second controller requests identification information from a patient in response to the first signal received from the first controller;
wherein the patient enters the identification information using the user interface in communication with the second controller to verify their location;
wherein the second controller transmits an indication to the first controller in response to the first signal received from the first controller regarding whether the patient is within a predetermined vicinity of the medical facility based on the indentification information entered by the user using the user interface to verify their location.
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Abstract
A medical claim fraud prevention system includes a first controller positioned at a medical facility and including a user interface and a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center and adapted to be in communication with the first controller. The first controller may send a first signal to the second controller responsive to an occurrence of a predetermined event. The second controller may request identification information from a patient in response to the first signal received from the first controller, and the patient may enter the identification information using the user interface in communication with the second controller to verify their location. The second controller may transmit an indication to the first controller in response to the first signal received from the first controller regarding whether the patient is within a predetermined vicinity of the medical facility based on the identification information entered by the user using the user interface to verify their location.
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26 Claims
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1. A medical claim fraud prevention system comprising:
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a first controller positioned at a medical facility and including a user interface; a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center and adapted to be in communication with the first controller; wherein the first controller sends a first signal to the second controller responsive to an occurrence of a predetermined event; wherein the second controller requests identification information from a patient in response to the first signal received from the first controller; wherein the patient enters the identification information using the user interface in communication with the second controller to verify their location; wherein the second controller transmits an indication to the first controller in response to the first signal received from the first controller regarding whether the patient is within a predetermined vicinity of the medical facility based on the indentification information entered by the user using the user interface to verify their location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of preventing medical claim fraud, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first signal from a first controller positioned at a medical facility and including a user interface to the second controller positioned at a patient information collection center responsive to an occurrence of a predetermined event, the second controller being positioned in communication with the first controller, and the first controller being positioned in communication with the user interface; requesting identification information from a patient in response to the first signal received from the first controller; entering the identification information using the user interface to verify a patient'"'"'s location; transmitting an indication from the second controller to the first controller in response to the first signal received from the first controller regarding whether the patient is within a predetermined vicinity of the medical facility based on the identification information entered by the user using the user interface to verify their location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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