Abstract: A tracking code is adhered to a syringe label cradle for tracking each activity regarding the syringe label cradle, e.g., drug preparation, drug inventory, drug dispensing, drug administration, drug return, drug charges, etc. The tracking code may be in the form of bar or other machine readable code, as well as human readable indicia. The unique tracking code enables tracking of events pertaining to a specific syringe from the time of being prepared with a prescribed drug to its disposal or return to a hospital pharmacy. A log is created relating the patient to the specific drug used and all information inputted with respect to the tracking code.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 29, 2001
Date of Patent:
March 20, 2012
Assignee:
Merge eMed, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert Hanson, Barry Sudduth, Don Detar
Abstract: A method of adjudicating a medical claim includes providing a requirements for a first claim and a second claim, receiving a medical claim for a medical procedure, setting a first score for the first claim and a second score for the second claim to an initial value, comparing components of the medical claim to the requirements of the first and second claims, changing the first and second scores for each one of the components that match one of the requirements and for each one of the requirements that is missing from the components, and selecting the first or second claim based upon predetermined criteria applied to their respective scores to determine either a monetary value of the medical procedure for a medical service provider associated with the medical procedure or a monetary value of medical coverage for a patient associated with the medical procedure.
Abstract: A system for developing a patient care plan and executing the patient care plan and assessing the success of the planning and execution of the patient care plan. A coordinated, collaborative approach to the development of a patient care plan at the admission of a patient to a health care facility and may include a plurality of healthcare professionals in the development of the plan. The plan may include a plurality of phases spanning from admission through treatment and discharge of the patient from the health care facility. A system of executing the patient care plan with specific milestones established before transitioning the treatment from one stage of the care plan to the next stage of the care plan. A method of developing, executing and assessing the execution of a patient care plan including a plurality of phases of patient care and milestones to be met before transitioning to the next phase of care.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 17, 2007
Date of Patent:
November 15, 2011
Assignee:
Thedacare, Inc.
Inventors:
Jamie Dunham, Sue Peterson, Shana Hertzfeld, Judith Knox, Eileen Olson, Norma Turk, Kristine Vosters, Margaret Lauterbach, Beth Malchetske, James McGovern
Abstract: An apparatus for communicating health care data from a sender to a receiver is provided. The apparatus has a first computer system, a second computer system, and a rules engine. The first computer system has health care data stored therein. The second computer system is in operable communication with, and is configured to extract the health care data from, the first computer system. The rules engine normalizes the extracted health care data to a predefined format. The rules engine defines a plurality of health care data fields in the predefined format, as well as a plurality of relationships between fields of normalized data.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 26, 2010
Date of Patent:
August 16, 2011
Assignee:
HealthTrio LLC
Inventors:
Malik M. Hasan, J. Dominic Wallen, John C. Peterson, Cindy A. Post, Ralph A. Korpman