DATA STRATIFICATION AND CORRESPONDENCE GENERATION SYSTEM

• US 20110313912A1
• Filed: 06/09/2011
• Published: 12/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Etactics
• Original Assignee: Etactics
• Inventors: Teutsch, Michael, Trownson, Carl Jr., Dalessandro, Raymond P., Svonavec, Eric P., Balint, James M., Smith, Stephen E.
• Application Number:
  US13/157,019
• Publication Number:
  US 20110313912A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/38
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof

Abstract

Some embodiments may relate to a computerized data stratification and correspondence generation process. For instance, in some embodiments a processor may retrieve a guarantor'"'"'s income predictor, number of dependents, Open Auto, Mortgage, Open To Buy, HCPI, Derogatories, Open To Buy, and Total Charges from a plurality of data sources, and the processor may take the sum of the guarantor'"'"'s HCPI and HCPI adjustment amounts. Such a calculation may result in a payment probability indicator. In some embodiments the indicator may correspond to one or more debt collection methodologies.

Claims

1. A computerized data stratification and correspondence generation process, comprising the steps of:

loading a guarantor'"'"'s health care billing data including at least a Total Charges parameter, a number of the guarantor'"'"'s dependents, and at least one identifying datum into a random access memory;

executing a new accounts subroutine, wherein a processor searches a guarantor database using the at least one identifying datum for a record of the guarantor and determines whether the guarantor is a new or existing guarantor;

executing a credit data request subroutine, wherein the processor retrieves credit bureau data of the guarantor, the credit bureau data including an income predictor, an Open Auto parameter, a Mortgage parameter, an Open To Buy parameter, an HCPI, and a Derogatories parameter, and the processor loading the credit bureau data into a random access memory;

executing a potential eligibility subroutine, wherein the processor relates a combination of the guarantor'"'"'s income predictor and number of dependents to a percentage write-off, the potential eligibility subroutine returning a percentage write-off;

executing a disqualifier subroutine, wherein the processor compares the guarantor'"'"'s Open Auto, Open To Buy and Mortgage parameters to predetermined maxima, the disqualifier subroutine returning a determination of whether or not the guarantor has exceeded one or more of the predetermined maxima;

executing a payment probability indicator subroutine, wherein the processor calculates a payment probability indicator by taking the sum of the guarantor'"'"'s HCPI, and HCPI adjustment amounts related to the guarantor'"'"'s Derogatories, Open To Buy and Total Charges parameters, the payment probability indicator subroutine returning the payment probability indicator; and

executing a collection subroutine, wherein the processor selects a collections protocol according to the payment probability indicator and a debt magnitude of the guarantor, the collections subroutine issuing at least a first billing statement and cover letter according to the selected protocol.

2. The process of claim 1, wherein the step of loading a guarantor'"'"'s health care billing data further comprises receiving the health care billing data from an external accounts receivable database.

3. The process of claim 1, wherein the step of executing a new accounts subroutine further comprises performing an action with the healthcare billing data selected from one or more of updating the corresponding guarantor database record, correcting the corresponding guarantor database record, adding missing guarantor data to the corresponding guarantor database record, or creating a new guarantor database record for the guarantor if none already exists in the guarantor database.

4. The process of claim 1, wherein the step of executing a credit data request subroutine further comprises retrieving the credit bureau data either from a remote credit bureau database or from a local database.

5. The process of claim 1, further comprising manually adding or updating guarantor credit data.

6. The process of claim 1, wherein the income predictor comprises the sum of the guarantor'"'"'s income predictor and the income predictor of the guarantor'"'"'s spouse if any.

7. The process of claim 1, wherein the step of executing a potential eligibility subroutine further comprises providing a look-up table relating one or more combinations of income predictor and number of dependents to percentage write-offs, and the processor matching the guarantor'"'"'s income predictor and number of dependents to a percentage write-off.

8. The process of claim 1, wherein the step of executing a disqualifier subroutine includes indicating whether the guarantor is disqualified from write-off eligibility.

9. The process of claim 1, further comprising providing a look-up table relating ranges of each of the Derogatories, Open To Buy and Total Charges parameters to corresponding HCPI adjustment amounts.

10. The process of claim 1, wherein the processor assigns the payment probability indictor to a payment risk category, and the processor assigns a debt of the guarantor to a debt magnitude category, and the processor selects a collections protocol from a set of predetermined collections protocols corresponding to a combination of the of the payment risk category and the debt magnitude category, the collections subroutine returning the selected collections protocol, and issuing at least a first billing statement and cover letter according to the selected protocol.

11. The process of claim 1, wherein the payment probability indicator is manually determined and entered into the system.

12. The process of claim 1, further comprising assessing the guarantor'"'"'s eligibility for Medicaid assistance, and billing Medicaid for the guarantor'"'"'s debt.

13. A computerized process for determining a payment probability indicator, comprising the steps of:

using a processor to retrieve a guarantor'"'"'s income predictor, number of dependents, Open Auto, Mortgage, Open To Buy, HCPI, Derogatories, and Total Charges from a plurality of data sources;

the processor taking the sum of the guarantor'"'"'s HCPI and HCPI adjustment amounts related to the guarantor'"'"'s Derogatories, Open To Buy and Total Charges parameters, the payment probability indicator subroutine returning the payment probability indicator.

14. The process of claim 13, wherein the income predictor comprises the sum of the guarantor'"'"'s income predictor and the income predictor of the guarantor'"'"'s spouse.

15. The process of claim 13, further comprising providing a look-up table relating ranges of each of the Derogatories, Open To Buy and Total Charges parameters to corresponding HCPI adjustment amounts.

16. A computerized data stratification and correspondence generation process, comprising the steps of:

loading a guarantor'"'"'s health care billing data including a number of the guarantor'"'"'s dependents, a Total Charges parameter, and at least one identifying datum into a random access memory;

executing a new accounts subroutine, wherein a processor searches a guarantor database using the at least one identifying datum for a record of the guarantor and performing an action with the healthcare billing data selected from one or more of updating the corresponding guarantor database record, correcting the corresponding guarantor database record, adding missing guarantor data to the corresponding guarantor database record, or creating a new guarantor database record for the guarantor if none already exists in the guarantor database;

executing a credit bureau data request subroutine, wherein the processor retrieves credit bureau data of the guarantor from a remote credit bureau database, the credit bureau data including an income predictor, an Open Auto parameter, a Mortgage parameter, an Open To Buy parameter, an HCPI, and a Derogatories parameter, and the processor loading the credit bureau data into a random access memory;

executing a potential eligibility subroutine, wherein the processor relates a combination of the guarantor'"'"'s income predictor and number of dependents to a percentage write-off, the potential eligibility subroutine returning a percentage write-off;

executing a disqualifier subroutine, wherein the processor compares the guarantor'"'"'s Open Auto, Open To Buy and Mortgage parameters to predetermined maxima, the disqualifier subroutine returning a determination of whether the guarantor is disqualified from eligibility for a write-off for exceeding one or more of the predetermined maxima;

executing a payment probability indicator subroutine, wherein the processor relates each of the Derogatories, Open To Buy and Total Charges parameters to corresponding HCPI adjustment amounts, adds the corresponding HCPI adjustment amounts to the HCPI, and returns the corresponding payment probability indicator; and

executing a collection subroutine, wherein the processor assigns the payment probability indicator to a payment risk category, and the processor assigns a debt of the guarantor to a debt magnitude category, and the processor selects a collections protocol from a set of predetermined collections protocols corresponding to a combination of the of the payment risk category and the debt magnitude category, the collections subroutine returning the selected collections protocol, and issuing at least a first billing statement and cover letter according to the selected protocol.

17. The process of claim 16, further comprising manually adding or updating guarantor credit data.

18. The process of claim 16, wherein the payment probability indicator is manually determined and entered into the system.

19. The process of claim 16, further comprising determining whether the guarantor is eligible for Medicaid assistance, and billing Medicaid for the guarantor'"'"'s debt.