US 2003/0069756 A1Published application

Emergency department management process

OwnerJames C. Higginbotham, Ellisa A. Mathisinventors

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Abstract

An integrated resource allocation and billing process for an emergency medicine facility with a flexibility to adapt to other healthcare/patient settings. A key element is the addition of a “mLINC.” The “mLINC” is a nurse who is responsible for the integration of the billing and patient management decisions in the emergency department. This individual would perform his or her duties contemporaneously with patient treatment. The person known as mLINC applies a set process (preferably automated using computer software) to maximize the provision of compensable services and significantly shorten the accounts receivable lag time for the emergency department.

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Dependent claims

A method for providing optimal documentation of services provided in a health care facility, comprising:

a. performing an initial screening exam in order to gather data concerning a patient's medical condition;
b. having a nurse coordinator review the results of said initial exam in order to determine the following data:
i. said patient's chief complaint;
ii. the present diagnosis as provided by the medical providers working with said patient;
iii. the physical findings;
and
iv. the results of any diagnostic tests performed;
c. having said nurse coordinator compare said data concerning said patient's medical condition against standard payor-supplied criteria, while said patient is receiving medical treatment;
and
d. once said medical providers have made a decision to admit said patient to said healthcare facility, having said nurse coordinator use said payor-supplied criteria to determine whether to admit said patient as an inpatient or hold said patient for observation.

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Application: 10/260,972Filed 30 Sep 2002
Priority: 1 Oct 2001
Published: 10 Apr 2003
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

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G06Q 30/02
Commerce: marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
G16H 10/60
ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data: for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic…
G16H 40/20
ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or…:…
G06Q
Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial

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Application60/326,130Us provisional application · filed 1 Oct 2001
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