System and Method for Uniformly Pricing Items
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1. A computer-implemented method of uniformly pricing items, the method comprising:
- creating in a first computing environment, with an electronic computer processor, a duplicate of an original electronic chargeable item database located in a second computing environment independent of the first computing environment;
accessing, by the processor and in an electronic revenue and usage database, a revenue data set comprising data associated with each chargeable item stored in the duplicate electronic chargeable database;
using computer-implemented instructions executed by the processor for;
identifying in the duplicate electronic chargeable item database two or more chargeable items having the same procedural code;
linking the identified chargeable items having the same procedural code in at least one group of related chargeable items;
selecting a predetermined parameter from the revenue data set stored in the revenue and usage database, the predetermined parameter comprising a comparatively lowest price for selecting from among the respective prices of each item in the linked group of related chargeable items;
determining, by the processor, a uniform price for the linked group of related chargeable items using the selected predetermined parameter;
updating in the duplicate chargeable item database, by the processor, price charged data for each item in the linked group of related chargeable items with the determined uniform price; and
,exporting, by the processor, data from the duplicate chargeable item database to the original chargeable item database for implementing updates or changes derived from the duplicate chargeable item database.
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Abstract
A computer-assisted method for uniformly pricing chargeable items in a healthcare provider'"'"'s chargeable item database is disclosed. The method applies uniform pricing to identical or related chargeable items. A system for uniformly pricing related chargeable items is also disclosed.
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1. A computer-implemented method of uniformly pricing items, the method comprising:
creating in a first computing environment, with an electronic computer processor, a duplicate of an original electronic chargeable item database located in a second computing environment independent of the first computing environment; accessing, by the processor and in an electronic revenue and usage database, a revenue data set comprising data associated with each chargeable item stored in the duplicate electronic chargeable database; using computer-implemented instructions executed by the processor for; identifying in the duplicate electronic chargeable item database two or more chargeable items having the same procedural code; linking the identified chargeable items having the same procedural code in at least one group of related chargeable items; selecting a predetermined parameter from the revenue data set stored in the revenue and usage database, the predetermined parameter comprising a comparatively lowest price for selecting from among the respective prices of each item in the linked group of related chargeable items; determining, by the processor, a uniform price for the linked group of related chargeable items using the selected predetermined parameter; updating in the duplicate chargeable item database, by the processor, price charged data for each item in the linked group of related chargeable items with the determined uniform price; and
,exporting, by the processor, data from the duplicate chargeable item database to the original chargeable item database for implementing updates or changes derived from the duplicate chargeable item database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer system programmed for uniformly pricing items, the system comprising:
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an original electronic chargeable item database in a first computing environment; a duplicate of the original electronic chargeable item database in a second computing environment independent of a second computing environment of the original electronic chargeable item database; an electronic revenue and usage database comprising a revenue data set comprising data associated with each chargeable item stored in the duplicate electronic chargeable database; an electronic computer processor programmed for executing computer-implemented instructions for; identifying in the duplicate electronic chargeable item database two or more chargeable items having the same procedural code; linking the identified chargeable items having the same procedural code in at least one group of related chargeable items; selecting a predetermined parameter from the revenue data set stored in the revenue and usage database, the predetermined parameter comprising a comparatively lowest price for selecting from among the respective prices of each item in the linked group of related chargeable items; determining a uniform price for the linked group of related chargeable items using the selected predetermined parameter; updating in the duplicate chargeable item database price charged data for each item in the linked group of related chargeable items with the determined uniform price; and
,exporting data from the duplicate chargeable item database to the original chargeable item database for implementing updates or changes derived from the duplicate chargeable item database. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method of uniformly pricing items, the method comprising:
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creating in a first computing environment, with an electronic computer processor, a duplicate of an original electronic chargeable item database located in a second computing environment independent of the first computing environment; accessing, by the processor and in an electronic revenue and usage database, a revenue data set comprising data associated with each chargeable item stored in the duplicate electronic chargeable database; using computer-implemented instructions executed by the processor for; identifying in the duplicate electronic chargeable item database two or more chargeable items having the same procedural code; linking the identified chargeable items having the same procedural code in at least one group of related chargeable items; selecting a predetermined parameter from the revenue data set stored in the revenue and usage database, the predetermined parameter comprising a mean price for selecting from among the respective prices of each item in the linked group of related chargeable items; determining, by the processor, a uniform price for the linked group of related chargeable items using the selected predetermined parameter; updating in the duplicate chargeable item database, by the processor, price charged data for each item in the linked group of related chargeable items with the determined uniform price; and
,exporting, by the processor, data from the duplicate chargeable item database to the original chargeable item database for implementing updates or changes derived from the duplicate chargeable item database. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method of uniformly pricing items, the method comprising:
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creating in a first computing environment, with an electronic computer processor, a duplicate of an original electronic chargeable item database located in a second computing environment independent of the first computing environment; accessing, by the processor and in an electronic revenue and usage database, a revenue data set comprising data associated with each chargeable item stored in the duplicate electronic chargeable database; using computer-implemented instructions executed by the processor for; identifying in the duplicate electronic chargeable item database two or more chargeable items having the same procedural code; linking the identified chargeable items having the same procedural code in at least one group of related chargeable items; selecting a predetermined parameter from the revenue data set stored in the revenue and usage database, the predetermined parameter comprising a median price for selecting from among the respective prices of each item in the linked group of related chargeable items; determining, by the processor, a uniform price for the linked group of related chargeable items using the selected predetermined parameter; updating in the duplicate chargeable item database, by the processor, price charged data for each item in the linked group of related chargeable items with the determined uniform price; and
,exporting, by the processor, data from the duplicate chargeable item database to the original chargeable item database for implementing updates or changes derived from the duplicate chargeable item database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method of uniformly pricing items, the method comprising:
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creating in a first computing environment, with an electronic computer processor, a duplicate of an original electronic chargeable item database located in a second computing environment independent of the first computing environment; accessing, by the processor and in an electronic revenue and usage database, a revenue data set comprising data associated with each chargeable item stored in the duplicate electronic chargeable database; using computer-implemented instructions executed by the processor for; identifying in the duplicate electronic chargeable item database two or more chargeable items having the same procedural code; linking the identified chargeable items having the same procedural code in at least one group of related chargeable items; selecting a predetermined parameter from the revenue data set stored in the revenue and usage database, the predetermined parameter comprising a price falling within a predetermined percentile for selecting from among the respective prices of each item in the linked group of related chargeable items; determining, by the processor, a uniform price for the linked group of related chargeable items using the selected predetermined parameter; updating in the duplicate chargeable item database, by the processor, price charged data for each item in the linked group of related chargeable items with the determined uniform price; and
,exporting, by the processor, data from the duplicate chargeable item database to the original chargeable item database for implementing updates or changes derived from the duplicate chargeable item database. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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