Medical claims fraud prevention system including patient identification interface feature and associated methods
First Claim
1. A patient identity verification system comprising:
- a first controller positioned at a medical facility and including a user interface;
a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center and adapted to be in communication with the first controller;
a medical software system adapted to be in communication with the first controller;
wherein the medical software system prompts a user to enter medical information related to a patient;
wherein the first controller sends a signal to the second controller response to the medical information received from the medical software system;
wherein the second controller requests identification information in response to the signal received from the first controller;
wherein the second controller receives identification information from the user interface, the identification information providing an indication of the patient'"'"'s location;
wherein the second controller transmits an indication to the first controller in response to the signal received from the first controller regarding whether the patient is within a vicinity of the medical facility based on the determination as to whether the identification information received from the user interface properly identifies the patient and indicates the patient'"'"'s location being within a vicinity of the medical facility.
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Abstract
A medical claim fraud prevention system includes a first controller positioned at a medical facility and including a user interface and a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center and adapted to be in communication with the first controller. The first controller may send a first signal to the second controller responsive to an occurrence of a predetermined event. The second controller may request identification information from a patient in response to the first signal received from the first controller, and the patient may enter the identification information using the user interface in communication with the second controller to verify their location. The second controller may transmit an indication to the first controller in response to the first signal received from the first controller regarding whether the patient is within a predetermined vicinity of the medical facility based on the identification information entered by the user using the user interface to verify their location.
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26 Claims
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1. A patient identity verification system comprising:
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a first controller positioned at a medical facility and including a user interface; a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center and adapted to be in communication with the first controller; a medical software system adapted to be in communication with the first controller; wherein the medical software system prompts a user to enter medical information related to a patient; wherein the first controller sends a signal to the second controller response to the medical information received from the medical software system; wherein the second controller requests identification information in response to the signal received from the first controller; wherein the second controller receives identification information from the user interface, the identification information providing an indication of the patient'"'"'s location; wherein the second controller transmits an indication to the first controller in response to the signal received from the first controller regarding whether the patient is within a vicinity of the medical facility based on the determination as to whether the identification information received from the user interface properly identifies the patient and indicates the patient'"'"'s location being within a vicinity of the medical facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of verifying the identity of a patient, the method comprising:
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prompting a user to enter medical information related to a patient using a medical software system; transmitting the medical information received by the medical software system to a first controller positioned at a medical facility that includes a user interface, the first controller being positioned in communication with the medical software system transmitting a signal from the first controller to a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center responsive to medical information received by the first controller, the second controller being positioned in communication with the first controller, and the first controller being positioned in communication with the user interface; requesting identification information via the user interface in response to the signal received from the first controller; receiving identification information from the user interface, the identification information providing an indication of the patient'"'"'s location; transmitting an indication from the second controller to the first controller regarding whether the patient is within a vicinity of the medical facility based on the determination as to whether the identification information received from the user interface properly identifies the patient and indicates the patient'"'"'s location being within a vicinity of the medical facility. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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