METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING MEDICAL CARE
First Claim
1. A method for emergency care tracking, comprising:
- entering a chief complaint into an electronic file in a computing system;
applying rules in a processor to assign a chief complaint point value using the chief complaint;
using a processor, associating the chief complaint point value to the electronic file in the computing system;
determining, using a processor, a further point value based on additional treatment;
using the determination, assigning, using a processor, the further point value;
adding, using a processor, the further point value to the chief complaint point value to generate a total point value;
determining, using a processor, a level of service based on the total point value; and
communicating, over an electromagnetic communication channel, the level of service to a billing system.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for tracking medical care are described. In an example embodiment, a method for emergency care tracking, comprises entering a chief complaint into an electronic file in a computing system, assigning a chief complaint point value based on the chief complaint, associating the chief complaint point value to the electronic file in the computing system, determining a further point value based on additional treatment, assigning the further point value based on the determination, adding, using a processor, the further point value to the chief complaint point value to generate a total point value, determining, using a processor, a level of service based on the total point value, and communicating, over an electromagnetic communication channel, the level of service to a billing system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for emergency care tracking, comprising:
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entering a chief complaint into an electronic file in a computing system; applying rules in a processor to assign a chief complaint point value using the chief complaint; using a processor, associating the chief complaint point value to the electronic file in the computing system; determining, using a processor, a further point value based on additional treatment; using the determination, assigning, using a processor, the further point value; adding, using a processor, the further point value to the chief complaint point value to generate a total point value; determining, using a processor, a level of service based on the total point value; and communicating, over an electromagnetic communication channel, the level of service to a billing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more processors perform the following operations:
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entering a chief complaint into an electronic file in a computing system; assigning a chief complaint point value based on the chief complaint; associating the chief complaint point value to the electronic file in the computing system; determining a further point value based on additional treatment; using the determination, assigning the further point value; adding, using a processor, the further point value to the chief complaint point value to generate a total point value; determining, using a processor, a level of service using the total point value; and communicating, over an electromagnetic communication channel, the level of service to a billing system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a subsystem that enters a chief complaint into an electronic file in a computing system; a subsystem that assigns a chief complaint point value using the chief complaint; a subsystem that associates the chief complaint point value to the electronic file in the computing system; a subsystem that determines a further point value using additional treatment; a subsystem that assigns the further point value using the determination; a subsystem that adds, using a processor, the further point value to the chief complaint point value to generate a total point value; a subsystem that determines, using a processor, a level of service using the total point value; and a subsystem that communicates, over an electromagnetic communication channel, the level of service to a billing system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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