Wage index navigator system
First Claim
1. A healthcare wage index reporting method for use on a computer having a processor and a memory, the healthcare wage index reporting method comprising:
- providing questions and tasks through an electronic user interface to collect information regarding one or more hospitals for filling out a wage index and occupational mix report;
electronically receiving hospital-related responses to the questions and tasks and storing the hospital-related responses in the memory, the hospital-related responses including the information regarding the one or more hospitals;
processing the hospital-related responses using the processor to complete the wage index and occupational mix report;
receiving and processing a public use file;
comparing data in the public use file against data in the wage index and occupational mix report;
checking the hospital-related responses using the processor to detect inconsistencies or errors;
generating notices of detected inconsistencies or errors in the wage index and occupational mix report, wherein notices of inconsistencies or errors in the wage index and occupational mix report are generated in response to rules regarding the proper entries of expenses and administrative time that should be included in reporting and in response to rules regarding expenses that are applicable to excluded areas that should not be included in reporting;
tracking progress in completing the wage index and occupational mix report; and
generating a completed wage index and occupational mix report for submission to a recipient.
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Abstract
A healthcare wage index reporting method and system providing questions and tasks to collect information for filling out a wage index and occupational mix report; receiving responses; processing the responses to complete the report; checking the responses to detect errors; generating error notices; tracking progress; and generating a completed report for submission. Electronic data files, including PUFs, can be imported to complete the report, or to pre-populate responses, and the system can generate notifications of differences between the report and the imported file. A dashboard can display progress, and current results. The system can save supporting documents, and supply templates for supporting information. The system can generate prompts based on responses, and determine future questions based on past responses. The system can generate various user-requested reports and can include bulletin board functionality.
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1. A healthcare wage index reporting method for use on a computer having a processor and a memory, the healthcare wage index reporting method comprising:
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providing questions and tasks through an electronic user interface to collect information regarding one or more hospitals for filling out a wage index and occupational mix report; electronically receiving hospital-related responses to the questions and tasks and storing the hospital-related responses in the memory, the hospital-related responses including the information regarding the one or more hospitals; processing the hospital-related responses using the processor to complete the wage index and occupational mix report; receiving and processing a public use file; comparing data in the public use file against data in the wage index and occupational mix report; checking the hospital-related responses using the processor to detect inconsistencies or errors; generating notices of detected inconsistencies or errors in the wage index and occupational mix report, wherein notices of inconsistencies or errors in the wage index and occupational mix report are generated in response to rules regarding the proper entries of expenses and administrative time that should be included in reporting and in response to rules regarding expenses that are applicable to excluded areas that should not be included in reporting; tracking progress in completing the wage index and occupational mix report; and generating a completed wage index and occupational mix report for submission to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A healthcare wage index reporting system comprising:
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an electronic user interface for providing questions and tasks to collect information regarding one or more hospitals for filling out a wage index and occupational mix report, and for receiving hospital-related responses to the questions and tasks including receiving a public use file, the hospital-related responses including the information regarding the one or more hospitals; a processor for processing the hospital-related responses to complete the wage index and occupational mix report; a validation module for comparing data in the public use file against data in the wage index and occupational mix report and for checking the hospital-related responses to detect inconsistencies or errors in the wage index and occupational mix report, and for generating notices of detected inconsistencies or errors in the wage index and occupational mix report, wherein notices of inconsistencies or errors in the wage index and occupational mix report are generated in response to rules regarding the proper entries of expenses and administrative time that should be included in reporting and expenses that are applicable to excluded areas that should not be included in reporting; an electronic dashboard for tracking progress in completing the wage index and occupational mix report; and a finalization module for generating a completed wage index and occupational mix report for submission to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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