Health care analysis system and methods
OwnerKaren L. Hauer, Terry L. Hauer +1inventors
InventorsKaren L. Hauer, Terry L. Hauer, Mark S. Fisher
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing health care information about one or more health care providers to a health care consumer. A database stores health care information, including the costs charged by multiple health care providers for identical health care services. A consumer search module retrieves the cost information from the database based upon a health care service identification code and insurance plan input by the consumer. The search module then displays the costs charged by one or more health care providers for the health care service. The system also generates a good faith estimate of the costs associated with one or more health care services.
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A method of providing health care information, the method comprising:
- maintaining a database storing health care information, the health care information comprising cost information;
- receiving one or more health care service inputs, each health care service input associated with a health care service;
- receiving two or more provider inputs, each provider input associated with a health care provider;
- retrieving from the database retrieved cost information associated with the one or more health care service inputs and the two or more provider inputs;
- and
- providing the retrieved cost information to a health care consumer.
A system for providing health care information, the system comprising:
- a database module adapted to maintain a database storing health care information, wherein the health care information comprises cost information;
- and
- a consumer search module adapted to
- receive at least one health care service input identifying a health care service,
- receive at least two provider inputs identifying respective health care providers,
- retrieve from the database retrieved cost information associated with the at least one health care service input and the at least two provider inputs, and
- provide the retrieved cost information to a health care consumer.
A system for providing health care information, the system comprising:
- a database module adapted to maintain a database storing health care information, wherein the health care information comprises cost information;
- a consumer search module adapted to
- receive at least one provider input identifying a health care provider and a request for a good faith estimate;
- and
- a good faith estimate module adapted to
- receive at least one health care service input identifying a health care service;
- retrieve from the database retrieved cost information associated with the at least one health care service input;
- and
- generate a good faith estimate based upon the retrieved cost information.
A method of providing health care information, the method comprising:
- maintaining a database storing health care information, the health care information comprising cost information associated with a plurality of insurance plans;
- receiving an insurance input associated with one of the plurality of insurance plans;
- verifying a health care consumer's participation in the one of the plurality of insurance plans;
- receiving at least one health care service input associated with a health care service;
- receiving at least one provider input associated with a health care provider;
- retrieving from the database retrieved cost information associated with the insurance input, the at least one health care service input, and the at least one provider input;
- and
- providing the retrieved cost information to the health care consumer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.