Methods and apparatus for establishing a healthcare data interface using a practice management system
First Claim
1. A method of establishing an electronic healthcare data interface between a practice management system configured to store electronic health information for patients of a plurality of healthcare providers and a computer system of a healthcare trading partner to enable transmission of electronic healthcare data between the practice management system and the computer sustem of the healthcare trading partner, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a first healthcare provider associated with the practice management system to establish the electronic healthcare data interface with the computer system of the healthcare trading partner;
determining, by at least one processor of the practice management system, whether an electronic healthcare data interface was previously established between the practice management system and the computer system of the healthcare trading partner for a second healthcare provider associated with the practice management system;
when it is determined that an electronic healthcare data interface was previously established between the practice management system and the computer system of the healthcare trading partner for the second healthcare provider;
prompting, via a user interface presented by the practice management system, the first healthcare provider for configuration information, wherein the prompting is performed based, at least in part, on information associated with the healthcare trading partner stored by the practice management system;
receiving the configuration information from the first healthcare provider; and
configuring, by the at least one processor of the practice management system, the electronic healthcare data interface for the first healthcare provider based, at least in part, on the received configuration information and information about the previously established electronic healthcare data interface.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for establishing a healthcare data interface for a healthcare provider associated with a practice management system, wherein the healthcare data interface is established between the practice management system and a healthcare trading partner to enable electronic transmission of data between the practice management system and the healthcare trading partner. The method comprises receiving a request from the healthcare provider to establish the healthcare data interface with the healthcare trading partner and prompting, via a user interface, the healthcare provider for configuration information, wherein the prompting is performed based, at least in part, on information associated with the healthcare trading partner stored by the practice management system. The method further comprises receiving the configuration information from the healthcare provider, and configuring the healthcare data interface for the healthcare provider based, at least in part, on the received configuration information.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of establishing an electronic healthcare data interface between a practice management system configured to store electronic health information for patients of a plurality of healthcare providers and a computer system of a healthcare trading partner to enable transmission of electronic healthcare data between the practice management system and the computer sustem of the healthcare trading partner, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a first healthcare provider associated with the practice management system to establish the electronic healthcare data interface with the computer system of the healthcare trading partner; determining, by at least one processor of the practice management system, whether an electronic healthcare data interface was previously established between the practice management system and the computer system of the healthcare trading partner for a second healthcare provider associated with the practice management system; when it is determined that an electronic healthcare data interface was previously established between the practice management system and the computer system of the healthcare trading partner for the second healthcare provider; prompting, via a user interface presented by the practice management system, the first healthcare provider for configuration information, wherein the prompting is performed based, at least in part, on information associated with the healthcare trading partner stored by the practice management system; receiving the configuration information from the first healthcare provider; and configuring, by the at least one processor of the practice management system, the electronic healthcare data interface for the first healthcare provider based, at least in part, on the received configuration information and information about the previously established electronic healthcare data interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-based practice management system configured to store electronic health information for patients of a plurality of healthcare providers, the computer-based practice management system comprising:
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at least one communication interface configured to establish a healthcare data interface between the practice management system and a computer system of a healthcare trading partner to enable transmission of electronic healthcare data between the practice management system and the computer system of the healthcare trading partner; and at least one processor programmed to; receive a request from a first healthcare provider associated with the practice management system to establish the electronic healthcare data interface with the computer system of the healthcare trading partner; determine whether an electronic healthcare data interface was previously established between the practice management system and the computer system of the healthcare trading partner for a second healthcare provider associated with the practice management system; when it is determined that an electronic healthcare data interface was previously established between the practice management system and the computer system of the healthcare trading partner for the second healthcare provider; prompt, via a user interface presented by the practice management system, the first healthcare provider for configuration information, wherein the prompting is performed based, at least in part, on information associated with the healthcare trading partner stored by the practice management system; receive the configuration information from the healthcare provider; and configure the electronic healthcare data interface for the first healthcare provider based, at least in part, on the received configuration information and information about the previously established electronic healthcare data interface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with a plurality of instructions that, when executed by at least one computer perform a method of establishing an electronic healthcare data interface between a practice management system and a computer system of a healthcare trading partner to enable transmission of electronic healthcare data between the practice management system and the computer system of the healthcare trading partner, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a first healthcare provider associated with the practice management system to establish the electronic healthcare data interface with the computer system of the healthcare trading partner; determining, by at least one processor of the practice management system, whether an electronic healthcare data interface was previously established between the practice management system and the computer system of the healthcare trading partner for a second healthcare provider associated with the practice management system; when it is determined that an electronic healthcare data interface was previously established between the practice management system and the computer system of the healthcare trading partner for the second healthcare provider; prompting, via a user interface presented by the practice management system, the first healthcare provider for configuration information, wherein the prompting is performed based, at least in part, on information associated with the healthcare trading partner stored by the practice management system; receiving the configuration information from the first healthcare provider; and configuring, by the at least one processor of the practice management system, the electronic healthcare data interface for the first healthcare provider based, at least in part, on the received configuration information and information about the previously established electronic healthcare data interface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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