Patents Assigned to Aetna Inc.
  • Publication number: 20180032970
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method of filling out one or more forms by a mobile device. The mobile device detects signals from a beacon and determines proximity to the beacon. The mobile device then receives the forms from a remote server when the mobile device determines it is within a certain distance from the beacon. The mobile device then populates information in the forms and sends the forms to the remote server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: Mark SCHEEL, Matthew HARRIS, John RUNDLE, Tim MORGAN
  • Publication number: 20150228035
    Abstract: A method of managing care requests in a social care network is described. The method includes associating, by a care request processor, a plurality of individuals as members of the social care network. The care request processor receives care request information for an individual member of the social care network and generates and manages tasks based in part on the care request information. Embodiments further include providing contextual advertisements within the network, providing access to personal health information and translating between clinical language and natural language as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: AETNA INC.
    Inventors: David S. Williams, III, Chandrasekhar Rentachintala, Jon Chun
  • Publication number: 20150186999
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for application discovery, subsidy and assessment. The application can be a software application for use on a phone, tablet computer or other mobile device or a computer such as a laptop computer or desktop computer. In some embodiments, the application relates to health and/or well being of a patient or user of the application. Embodiments of the disclosure describe systems and methods for a user to discover applications in an online application store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: AETNA INC.
    Inventors: Henry George Wei, Zhong Zhuang
  • Publication number: 20150154880
    Abstract: Systems and methods for supporting the care of a patient are disclosed. Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for supporting the care of a patient through the use of a patient's support network. The patient can be in any stage of the healthcare system, including being an in-patient at a hospital or other facility or receiving out-patient care. The support network comprises friends, family members and others that have an interest in supporting the patient. The system includes providing at least one member of the support network access to healthcare professionals through a support computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: John William Petito, Jeff Jacques, Kimberly Irene Paul
  • Publication number: 20150095046
    Abstract: A method for attempting to mitigate risk of a health plan member. The method includes: receiving medical data related to the health plan member; computing a first score for the health plan member corresponding to predicated future financial health care costs for the health plan member based on the medical data; computing a second score for the health plan member corresponding to a clinical risk for the health plan member based on the medical data; computing a third score for the health plan member corresponding to a probability of a future acute care event for the health plan member within a threshold amount of time based on the medical data; assigning the health plan member to a risk tier based on the first, second, and third scores; and engaging the health plan member based on the risk tier and one or more engagement factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Aetna, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc J. Pironti, Bonnie K. Smith, Pamela Broadway, Daniel Greden, Steve Emanuel, Kyra Jessene Bobinet
  • Publication number: 20140257844
    Abstract: A method, computer-readable storage medium, and system for analyzing a relationship between one or more agents and one or more clinical outcomes. The method includes: receiving a selection of one or more agents; receiving a selection of one or more clinical outcomes; for each of the one or more agents, analyzing clinical data stored in a database to determine a number of occurrences of each of the one or more clinical outcomes when the agent is administered; for each of the one or more agents, calculating a risk score for each clinical outcome corresponding to the number of occurrences of the clinical outcome; and outputting the risk scores to a graphical display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Aetna, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajesh Revachand MEHTA, Henry George WEI, Gregory Brian STEINBERG
  • Patent number: 8744872
    Abstract: A method, computer-readable storage medium, and system for analyzing a relationship between one or more agents and one or more clinical outcomes. The method includes: receiving a selection of one or more agents; receiving a selection of one or more clinical outcomes; for each of the one or more agents, analyzing clinical data stored in a database to determine a number of occurrences of each of the one or more clinical outcomes when the agent is administered; for each of the one or more agents, calculating a risk score for each clinical outcome corresponding to the number of occurrences of the clinical outcome; and outputting the risk scores to a graphical display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Aetna, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajesh Revachand Mehta, Henry George Wei, Gregory Brian Steinberg
  • Publication number: 20140142964
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for providing consumers with access to the discounted rates for health care procedures provided by dentists, primary care physicians, specialist physicians and facilities. Fee information for contracted providers is stored in a database and is accessible to consumers via an online interface. Dentists or health care providers can receive payment from a customer's pre-funded account in exchange for health/dental services provided to a customer, through the use of a health/dental care card. The card is issued to the customer by a health plan organization and is linked to a pre-funded account for that customer. The health care provider is under contract with the organization to offer a predetermined fee structure for covered services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: Lauren LANG, Wayne GOWDY, Karen RUTKOWSKI, Daniel FISHBEIN, Marcia VANNUCCINI
  • Publication number: 20140088986
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for providing consumers with access to the discounted rates for health care procedures provided by primary care physicians, specialist physicians and facilities. Fee information for contracted providers is stored in a database and is accessible to consumers via an online interface. Consumers select query criteria for providers and are presented with actual cost information pertaining to procedures prospectively rendered by providers. Additional information, such as quality or efficiency of providers, can also be presented. Information on multiple providers can be obtained and presented in a comparative arrangement. The presented information can be limited to providers within a geographic region, within a cost range, within a quality range, or other criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Gowdy, Roberta Downey, Ronald A. Williams
  • Patent number: 8666765
    Abstract: An online health care consumer portal for accessing one or more health-related services by a health care consumer. The consumer portal includes an authentication module for identifying the health care consumer upon receiving an online identification token, and a database for maintaining health care information comprising a plurality of health records. The consumer portal also includes a rules engine module for applying a set of rules to the one or more health records corresponding to the consumer to determine an impairment profile of the health care consumer based on the health records corresponding to the health care consumer and an online user interface for providing access to the health-related services. The online user interface is configurable from a default configuration to a second configuration upon identification by the authentication module, the second configuration adapted to facilitate use of the online user interface according to the impairment profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: Maxim Zilberman, Antony L. Kerz, Rickey Tang, Kari Brey
  • Patent number: 8555263
    Abstract: A system is provided for computer application code automation comprising a code automation computer server configured for presenting an electronic user interface for receiving user input for generating a Structured Query Language (SQL) query, the user input comprising a plurality of SQL tokens, a processor, associated with the code automation computer server, for receiving the plurality of SQL tokens, the processor retrieving from memory and executing computer executable instructions for at least one of: (a) optimizing performance of the SQL query while receiving the user input, and (b) error checking the SQL query while receiving the user input, wherein the processor is adapted for automatically incorporating the generated SQL query into the computer application code and storing the computer application code in a non-transitory computer readable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Allen, Laura Gaulzetti
  • Patent number: D772250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Kohan, Michele A. Dankowski, David Evan Jones, Steven Kerins, Daniel Labella
  • Patent number: D786890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Kohan, Michele A. Dankowski, David Evan Jones, Steven Kerins, Daniel Labella
  • Patent number: D790577
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: Erin Renee Hatzikostas, Christopher Kelly Hays
  • Patent number: D790578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Aetna, Inc.
    Inventor: Erin Renee Hatzikostas
  • Patent number: D790579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Kelly Hays
  • Patent number: D790580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventor: Erin Renee Hatzikostas
  • Patent number: D791161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventor: Erin Renee Hatzikostas
  • Patent number: D791810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventor: Erin Renee Hatzikostas
  • Patent number: D795891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Kohan, Michele A. Dankowski, David Evan Jones, Steven Kerins, Daniel Labella