Compliance manager
First Claim
1. An estimate compliance system to specify estimate compliance criteria for a vehicle repair estimate, comprising:
- a processor;
a memory connected to the processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions embedded therein, the instructions configured to implement the functionality of;
obtaining an estimate compliance rule defining a third party payor requirement for a type of vehicle remedial activity, the rule comprising;
vehicle criteria; and
parts criteria based on the vehicle criteria, wherein the parts criteria comprises;
identifying a part; and
specifying a part grade; and
transmitting the estimate compliance rule to an estimator;
wherein the estimate compliance rule is associated with a non-compliance message, and wherein the non-compliance message and rule requirements of the estimate compliance rule are displayed to a user when the user selects the rule.
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Abstract
An estimate compliance tool specifying estimate compliance criteria is presented. The estimate compliance can be accessed via hardware, software or a combination thereof. The tool can be configured to include functions facilitating creation of rules that outline criteria for estimate creation or invoicing. A user can enter vehicle and parts identification via a user interface to which a rule will apply. The user can also enter a rule requirement or suggestion. The compliance tool can include multiple modules configured to accept user input regarding vehicle or parts criteria or configured to create an estimate compliance rule based on the vehicle or parts criteria. The compliance tool can further include a storage medium configured to store multiple estimate compliance rules and a profile module. The profile module creates a rules profile comprising multiple estimate compliance rules. Additionally, the tool provides a compatibility module that checks compliance rules for conflicting rule criteria.
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30 Claims
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1. An estimate compliance system to specify estimate compliance criteria for a vehicle repair estimate, comprising:
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a processor; a memory connected to the processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions embedded therein, the instructions configured to implement the functionality of; obtaining an estimate compliance rule defining a third party payor requirement for a type of vehicle remedial activity, the rule comprising; vehicle criteria; and parts criteria based on the vehicle criteria, wherein the parts criteria comprises; identifying a part; and specifying a part grade; and
transmitting the estimate compliance rule to an estimator;wherein the estimate compliance rule is associated with a non-compliance message, and wherein the non-compliance message and rule requirements of the estimate compliance rule are displayed to a user when the user selects the rule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising a computer useable storage medium having computer program stored therein for enabling a computer system to perform the functions of:
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enabling the computer to obtain an estimate compliance rule defining a third party payor requirement for a type of vehicle remedial activity, the rule comprising; vehicle criteria; and parts criteria based on the vehicle criteria, wherein the parts criteria comprises; identifying a part; and specifying a part grade; and enabling the computer to transmit the estimate compliance rule to an estimator; wherein the estimate compliance rule is associated with a non-compliance message, and wherein the non-compliance message and rule requirements of the estimate compliance rule are displayed to a user when the user selects the rule. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An estimate compliance method, operating on a computer, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining an estimate compliance rule defining a third party payor requirement for a type of vehicle remedial activity, the rule comprising; vehicle criteria; and parts criteria based on the vehicle criteria, wherein the parts criteria comprises; identifying a part; and specifying a part grade; and sending the estimate compliance rule to a remediation facility; wherein the estimate compliance rule is associated with a non-compliance message, and wherein the non-compliance message and rule requirements of the estimate compliance rule are displayed to a user when the user selects the rule. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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