System for processing healthcare claim data
First Claim
1. A system for processing claim data related to provision of healthcare to a patient, comprising:
- a claim data collator for collating data related to a claim for a particular patient for submission to a payer;
a source of rules for use in processing collated claim data;
a pre-processor for submitting said collated claim data for automatic trial adjudication by a healthcare provider to determine expected adjudication results including expected reimbursement prior to submission for adjudication by a payer using said rules to validate said collated claim data is in condition for processing to initiate generation of payment;
a claim processor, for submitting said collated claim data to said payer for adjudication by said payer, in response to successful validation by said pre-processor; and
a rule creation processor for automatically creating said rules for use in processing collated claim data in response to previously identified claim data deficiencies whereinsaid pre-processor re-submits amended collated claim data for processing using said rules to validate said collated claim data is in condition for processing to initiate generation of payment, said amended collated claim data being received in response to unsuccessful validation using said rules.
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Abstract
A claim pre-processing system employs trial adjudication to improve claim accuracy prior to claim submission to a healthcare payer institution or other entity. A system processes claim data related to provision of healthcare to a patient The system includes a claim data collator for collating data related to a claim for a particular patient for submission to a payer and a source of rules for use in processing collated claim data. A pre-processor submits the collated claim data for processing using the rules to validate the collated claim data is in condition for processing to initiate generation of payment. A claim processor submits the collated claim data to a payer, in response to successful validation by the pre-processor. A rules processor processes acquired claim data to identify a condition triggering application of a different set of rules for determining validity of an individual claim element. The pre-processor re-submits amended collated claim data for processing using the rules to validate the collated claim data is in condition for processing to initiate generation of payment, the amended collated claim data being received in response to unsuccessful validation using the rules.
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1. A system for processing claim data related to provision of healthcare to a patient, comprising:
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a claim data collator for collating data related to a claim for a particular patient for submission to a payer; a source of rules for use in processing collated claim data; a pre-processor for submitting said collated claim data for automatic trial adjudication by a healthcare provider to determine expected adjudication results including expected reimbursement prior to submission for adjudication by a payer using said rules to validate said collated claim data is in condition for processing to initiate generation of payment; a claim processor, for submitting said collated claim data to said payer for adjudication by said payer, in response to successful validation by said pre-processor; and a rule creation processor for automatically creating said rules for use in processing collated claim data in response to previously identified claim data deficiencies wherein said pre-processor re-submits amended collated claim data for processing using said rules to validate said collated claim data is in condition for processing to initiate generation of payment, said amended collated claim data being received in response to unsuccessful validation using said rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for processing claim data related to provision of healthcare to a patient, comprising:
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a rules processor for automatically creating rules for use in adaptively processing collated claim data in response to previously identified claim data deficiencies and for processing acquired claim data to identify a condition triggering application of a first set of rules for determining validity of an individual claim element; a claim data collator for collating individual claim element data for a particular patient for submission to a payer; a source of a second set of rules including automatically created rules for use in processing collated claim data; a pre-processor for submitting said collated claim data for automatic trial adjudication by a healthcare provider to determine expected adjudication results including expected reimbursement prior to submission for adjudication by a payer using said second set of rules to validate said collated claim data is in condition for processing to initiate generation of payment; and a claim processor, for submitting said collated claim data to said payer for adjudication by said payer, in response to successful validation by said pre-processor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for processing claim data related to provision of healthcare to a patient, comprising the steps of:
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creating rules for use in adaptively processing collated claim data in response to previously identified claim data deficiencies; processing acquired claim data to identify a condition triggering application of rules for determining validity of an individual claim element; collating data related to a claim for a particular patient for submission to a payer; pre-processing collated claim data by performing automatic trial adjudication to determine expected adjudication results including expected reimbursement prior to submission for adjudication by a payer using predetermined and created rules to validate said collated claim data is in condition for processing to initiate generation of payment; and submitting said collated claim data to said payer for adjudication by said payer, in response to successful validation by said pre-processor. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A system for processing claim data related to provision of healthcare to a patient, comprising:
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a claim data collator for collating data related to a claim for a particular patient for submission to a payer; a source of rules for use in processing collated claim data; a pre-processor for submitting said collated claim data for automatic trial adjudication by a healthcare provider to determine expected adjudication results including expected reimbursement prior to submission for adjudication by a payer using said rules to validate said collated claim data is in condition for processing to initiate generation of payment; and a claim processor, for submitting said collated claim data to said payer for adjudication by said payer, in response to successful validation by said pre-processor wherein said pre-processor obtains a system certification from a payer following successful validation of multiple sets of collated claim data indicating system operation in accordance with payer rules, said certification signifying a threshold level of capability of said system.
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