Patents by Inventor Adrian SHOWALTER

Adrian SHOWALTER 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).

  • ONTOLOGICAL MEDICAL CODING METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160019356
    Abstract: Diagnosis and procedure terminology are ontologically organized according to context-based categories and medical concepts. The medical concepts are linked to aliases and medical codes used to document patient care. A user is guided to select and document additional medical concepts based on a medical concept dependency that has been created between certain medical concepts, some of which are required. A visual concept tree presents for user consideration all categories and medical concepts necessary to determine appropriate medical codes based on the disease, condition or injury in accordance with a ranking algorithm and user documentation preferences. Potential medical codes are also optionally presented for user consideration based on collected documentation and selected medical concepts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: VITALWARE, LLC
    Inventors: Kerry MARTIN, David KARNES, Victor SHARPE, Robert GOLD, Jill WOLF, Adrian SHOWALTER, Joseph NICHOLS
  • ONTOLOGICAL MEDICAL CODING METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160004825
    Abstract: Diagnosis and procedure terminology are ontologically organized according to context-based categories and medical concepts. The medical concepts are linked to aliases and medical codes used to document patient care. A user is guided to select and document additional medical concepts based on a medical concept dependency that has been created between certain medical concepts, some of which are required. A visual concept tree presents for user consideration all categories and medical concepts necessary to determine appropriate medical codes based on the disease, condition or injury in accordance with a ranking algorithm and user documentation preferences. Potential medical codes are also optionally presented for user consideration based on collected documentation and selected medical concepts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kerry MARTIN, David KARNES, Victor SHARPE, Robert GOLD, Jill WOLF, Adrian SHOWALTER, Joseph NICHOLS