MEDICAL CLAIMS FRAUD PREVENTION SYSTEM INCLUDING HISTORICAL PATIENT LOCATING FEATURE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A medical claim fraud prevention system comprising:
- a first controller positioned at a medical facility; and
a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center and adapted to be in communication with a data center having historical location information relating to a patient locating device;
wherein the first controller sends a first signal to the second controller responsive to an occurrence of a predetermined event;
wherein the second controller transmits an indication to the first controller in response to the first signal received from the first controller regarding the historical location of the patient locating device and whether the patient locating device was within a predetermined vicinity of the medical facility during a predetermined time period.
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Abstract
A medical claim fraud prevention system includes a first controller positioned at a medical facility and a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center and adapted to be in communication with a data center having historical location information relating to a patient locating device. The first controller may transmit a first signal to the second controller responsive to an occurrence of a predetermined event. The second controller may transmit an indication to the first controller in response to the first signal received from the first controller regarding the historical location of the patient locating device and whether the patient locating device was within a predetermined vicinity of the medical facility during a predetermined time period.
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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 a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center and adapted to be in communication with a data center having historical location information relating to a patient locating device; wherein the first controller sends a first signal to the second controller responsive to an occurrence of a predetermined event; wherein the second controller transmits an indication to the first controller in response to the first signal received from the first controller regarding the historical location of the patient locating device and whether the patient locating device was within a predetermined vicinity of the medical facility during a predetermined time period. - 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 to a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center responsive to an occurrence of a predetermined event, wherein the second controller is adapted to be in communication with a data center having historical location information relating to a patient locating device; and transmitting an indication from the second controller to the first controller in response to the first signal received from the first controller regarding the historical location of the patient locating device and whether the patient locating device was within a predetermined vicinity of the medical facility during a predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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