Patents by Inventor Howard L. Dorne

Howard L. Dorne has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for correlating medical procedures and medical billing codes
    Patent number: 5325293
    Abstract: A method and a system for performing the inventive method are provided to correlate billing codes with planned or performed medical procedures. The method comprises the steps of determining raw codes directly associated with all of the medical procedures performed or planned to be performed with a particular patient examination, and manipulating the raw codes by the steps of a final common pathway to generate intermediate codes without altering the raw codes. The method also comprises the step of determining the billing codes from the intermediate codes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Inventor: Howard L. Dorne