Abstract: A system is provided for changing prescriptions enabling collaboration of the patient and the provider to make the changes during an encounter. The system consists of a network of one or more kiosks or one or more touch screen mobile devices. The system works by enabling an electronic check-in for the patient, evaluating alternate prescription medication candidates during check-in, presenting any results found to the patient and to the provider to select one or more to implement during an encounter. The changes suggested can typically save costs. The changes may incorporate dosages and/or drugs that the patient may have better benefits and/or tolerance.

Abstract: A system is provided to enable interactive in-context marketing during an encounter in healthcare at a touch-point or a plurality of patient touch-points. The system consists of a network of multiple channels for touch-points including one or more kiosks or one or more mobile devices or one or more computing devices or one or more display devices. The system works by messaging the patient in-context of an electronic interaction with the patient on a channel before, during or after an encounter at a healthcare provider's facility. The system connects with backend healthcare information system(s) to obtain the context of care so that the marketing messages delivered can be targeted to the specific context of the health concerns of the patient, the specific diagnosis found and the procedures performed by the healthcare provider, the specific marketing restrictions/permissions of respective government, plan, payer, pharmaceutical, patient, provider, etc., in context.

Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting preauthorization payments from a patient are disclosed. One example system includes a kiosk, a server and a real time healthcare preauthorization management tool for computing or estimating the patient portion for a healthcare service at a time of a patient encounter based on one or more of eligibility, services, plan, payer or some combination of these.

Abstract: A system and a method for real time or near real time healthcare billing, adjudication and collection of payments is presented to reduce revenue cycle time. In the preferred embodiment, the system includes one or a plurality of mobile devices, computing devices, kiosks, servers, networks and software to provide a medium for real time collaboration between the provider and the coder/coding engine. The method consists of transferring the diagnosis codes and the procedure codes in real time while they are being entered by the provider to the coder/coding engine and the coder/coding engine collaborating with the provider in creating charges for the encounter in real time during the encounter, followed by creating claim(s) for the encounter and submitting to the payer(s) in real time or near real time at the end of the encounter and the collection of the patient's obligation based on the payer(s) explanation of benefits.