System and method for identification, perfection, collection, and valuation of third-party claims including subrogation claims
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1. A method of identifying a potential third-party claim or a potential subrogation claim, the method comprising:
- receiving, in a computer system, insurance payment information, the insurance payment information comprising information concerning patients, members or insureds;
receiving, in the computer system, litigation information, the litigation information comprising information concerning parties in lawsuits;
analyzing, in the computer system, the commonality of data elements in the insurance payment information that identify one or more patients, members or insureds with data elements in the litigation information that identify one or more of the parties in lawsuits;
matching, based on the common data elements, at least one of the patients, members or insureds in the insurance payment information with at least one of the parties in the lawsuits;
identifying a potential third-party claim or a potential subrogation claim against one of the parties in lawsuits based on the matching; and
wherein the insurance payment information is not directly or indirectly matched with the litigation information for a potential third-party claim or a potential subrogation claim prior to the analyzing and matching.
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A method has been provided that associates insurance payment linking information with litigation information and associates insurance payment information with the insurance payment linking information and the litigation information to identify a potential third-party claim or a potential subrogation claim. Associating the insurance payment linking information with the litigation information may further include associating at least one medical procedure code with at least some of the litigation information.
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1. A method of identifying a potential third-party claim or a potential subrogation claim, the method comprising:
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receiving, in a computer system, insurance payment information, the insurance payment information comprising information concerning patients, members or insureds; receiving, in the computer system, litigation information, the litigation information comprising information concerning parties in lawsuits; analyzing, in the computer system, the commonality of data elements in the insurance payment information that identify one or more patients, members or insureds with data elements in the litigation information that identify one or more of the parties in lawsuits; matching, based on the common data elements, at least one of the patients, members or insureds in the insurance payment information with at least one of the parties in the lawsuits; identifying a potential third-party claim or a potential subrogation claim against one of the parties in lawsuits based on the matching; and wherein the insurance payment information is not directly or indirectly matched with the litigation information for a potential third-party claim or a potential subrogation claim prior to the analyzing and matching. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for identifying a potential third-party claim or a potential subrogation claim, the system comprising:
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logic stored in a computer readable media such that when executed by a processor; receives insurance payment information, the insurance payment information comprising information concerning patients, members or insureds; receives litigation information, the litigation information comprising information concerning parties in lawsuits; analyzes the commonality of data elements in the insurance payment information that identify one or more patients, members or insureds with data elements in the litigation information that identify one or more of the parties in lawsuits; matches, based on the common data elements, at least one of the patients, members or insureds in the insurance payment information with at least one of the parties in the lawsuits; identifies a potential third-party claim or a potential subrogation claim against one of the parties in lawsuits based on the matching; and wherein the insurance payment information is not directly or indirectly matched with the litigation information for a potential third-party claim or a potential subrogation claim prior to the analyzing and matching. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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