Account Tracking System for Health Resource Encounters
First Claim
1. A system for tracking accounts associated with health resource encounters, the system comprising:
- a plurality of portable identification devices, each of the portable identification devices associated with a user and a benefit account, the user comprising a healthcare consumer and the benefit account defining coverage available to the user, each of the plurality of portable identification devices including a memory configured to store identification data of a user with whom the portable identification device is associated;
a plurality of computing devices each affiliated with a health resource provider at which a health resource encounter takes place, each of the plurality of computing devices configured to;
prior to each health resource encounter between a user and the health resource provider, receive information from a portable identification device associated with the user from among the plurality of portable identification devices,receive validation information from the user;
transmit the validation information to a heath resource encounter tracking server;
receive authorization information and benefit information associated with the user from the health resource encounter tracking server;
record a log of the health resource encounter; and
transmit the log of the health resource encounter to the heath resource encounter tracking server; and
a health resource encounter tracking server remotely connected to each of the plurality of computing devices via a network, the health resource encounter tracking server configured to access a healthcare information database including data affiliated with a plurality of users, a plurality of benefit providers, and a plurality of heath resource providers, the health resource providers including at least medical providers and pharmacy providers.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for tracking accounts associated with health resource encounters are disclosed. In one aspect, a system for tracking accounts associated with health resource encounters is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of portable identification devices, such as smart cards, each associated with a user and a benefit account, and configured to store identification data of a user with whom the portable identification device is associated, insurance benefit information, and medical records of the user. Devices each affiliated with a health resource provider are configured to interact with a health resource encounter tracking server, which is configured to access a healthcare information database including data affiliated with a plurality of users, a plurality of benefit providers, and a plurality of heath resource providers. The health resource providers include medical providers and pharmacy providers.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for tracking accounts associated with health resource encounters, the system comprising:
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a plurality of portable identification devices, each of the portable identification devices associated with a user and a benefit account, the user comprising a healthcare consumer and the benefit account defining coverage available to the user, each of the plurality of portable identification devices including a memory configured to store identification data of a user with whom the portable identification device is associated; a plurality of computing devices each affiliated with a health resource provider at which a health resource encounter takes place, each of the plurality of computing devices configured to; prior to each health resource encounter between a user and the health resource provider, receive information from a portable identification device associated with the user from among the plurality of portable identification devices, receive validation information from the user; transmit the validation information to a heath resource encounter tracking server; receive authorization information and benefit information associated with the user from the health resource encounter tracking server; record a log of the health resource encounter; and transmit the log of the health resource encounter to the heath resource encounter tracking server; and a health resource encounter tracking server remotely connected to each of the plurality of computing devices via a network, the health resource encounter tracking server configured to access a healthcare information database including data affiliated with a plurality of users, a plurality of benefit providers, and a plurality of heath resource providers, the health resource providers including at least medical providers and pharmacy providers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of managing healthcare users affiliated with a plurality of different, unaffiliated healthcare resource providers, the method comprising:
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prior to a health resource encounter between a user and a health resource provider, receiving, at a heath resource encounter tracking server, information from a computing device affiliated with the health resource provider, the information including data stored on a portable identification device associated with a user, validation information entered by the user, and an identity of the health resource provider; based on the data stored on the portable identification device, the validation information, and the identity of the health resource provider, determining a set of benefit information based on data stored in a healthcare information database, the healthcare information database including data affiliated with a plurality of users, a plurality of benefit providers, and a plurality of heath resource providers, the health resource providers including at least medical providers and pharmacy providers; receiving, at the heath resource encounter tracking server, a log of the health resource encounter; and storing the log of the health resource encounter in the healthcare information database. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for tracking accounts associated with health resource encounters, the system comprising:
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a plurality of smart cards, each of the smart cards associated with a user and a benefit account defining coverage available to the user, each of smart cards including a programmable circuit and a memory configured to store identification data of a user with whom the smart card is associated; and a plurality of computing devices each affiliated with a health resource provider at which a health resource encounter takes place, each of the plurality of computing devices configured to; prior to each health resource encounter between a user and the health resource provider, read information from a smart card associated with the user from among the plurality of smart cards, receive validation information from the smart card; transmit the validation information and information from the smart card to a heath resource encounter tracking server; receive authorization information and benefit information associated with the user from the health resource encounter tracking server; record a log of the health resource encounter; and transmit the log of the health resource encounter to the heath resource encounter tracking server; and a health resource encounter tracking server remotely connected to each of the plurality of computing devices via a network, the health resource encounter tracking server configured to access a healthcare information database including data affiliated with a plurality of users, a plurality of benefit providers, and a plurality of health resource providers, the health resource providers including at least medical providers and pharmacy providers, wherein the health resource encounter tracking server is further configured to; generate one or more reports in response to requests from remote computing systems; and exchange healthcare information regarding one or more of the plurality of users with a third party system, the healthcare information including the one or more reports.
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