Patents by Inventor Birch W. Dunford

Birch W. Dunford 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).

  • Publication number: 20130332214
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking encounters between case managers and members of a healthcare insurance network, the system comprising: a provider network server accessible via a communication network; the server comprising: a scheduling module for creating and assigning a visit and task schedule to a plurality of case managers, a tracking module for determining visit information of the plurality of case managers, tracking visit times, and determining the actual travel distance; a visit record module for administering visit records of the case managers; a verification module for capturing data input of a member's signature verifying a case manager's visit record; a communication module for bidirectionally communicating data input and member information such as tasks lists; and at least one mobile transmission unit operable for communicating with the provider network via the communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: CARESOURCE
    Inventors: Samuel T. GEORGE, Birch W. DUNFORD, Matthew J. HAIL
  • Publication number: 20130332215
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking and verifying encounters between case managers and members of a healthcare insurance network, the system comprising: a provider network server accessible via a communication network; the server comprising: a scheduling module for creating and assigning a visit and task schedule to a plurality of case managers, a tracking module for determining visit information of the plurality of case managers, tracking visit times, and determining the actual travel distance; a visit record module for administering visit records of the case managers; a verification module for capturing data input of a member's signature verifying a case manager's visit record; a communication module for bidirectionally communicating data input and member information such as tasks lists; and at least one mobile transmission unit operable for communicating with the provider network via the communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Samuel T. George, Birch W. Dunford, Matthew J. Hail
  • Publication number: 20130332185
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking and verifying encounters between case managers and members of a healthcare insurance network, the system comprising: a provider network server accessible via a communication network; the server comprising: a scheduling module for creating and assigning a visit and task schedule to a plurality of case managers, a tracking module for determining visit information of the plurality of case managers, tracking visit times, and determining the actual travel distance; a visit record module for administering visit records of the case managers; a verification module for capturing data input of a member's signature verifying a case manager's visit record; a communication module for bidirectionally communicating data input and member information such as tasks lists; and at least one mobile transmission unit operable for communicating with the provider network via the communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Samuel T. George, Birch W. Dunford, Matthew J. Hail
  • Publication number: 20130332216
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking and verifying encounters between case managers and members of a healthcare insurance network, the system comprising: a provider network server accessible via a communication network; the server comprising: a scheduling module for creating and assigning a visit and task schedule to a plurality of case managers, a tracking module for determining visit information of the plurality of case managers, tracking visit times, and determining the actual travel distance; a visit record module for administering visit records of the case managers; a verification module for capturing data input of a member's signature verifying a case manager's visit record; a communication module for bidirectionally communicating data input and member information such as tasks lists; and at least one mobile transmission unit operable for communicating with the provider network via the communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Samuel T. George, Birch W. Dunford, Matthew J. Hail
  • Publication number: 20130332180
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking encounters between case managers and members of a healthcare insurance network, the system comprising: a provider network server accessible via a communication network; the server comprising: a scheduling module for creating and assigning a visit and task schedule to a plurality of case managers, a tracking module for determining visit information of the plurality of case managers, tracking visit times, and determining the actual travel distance; a visit record module for administering visit records of the case managers; a verification module for capturing data input of a member's signature verifying a case manager's visit record; a communication module for bidirectionally communicating data input and member information such as tasks lists; and at least one mobile transmission unit operable for communicating with the provider network via the communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: CARESOURCE
    Inventors: Samuel T. George, Birch W. Dunford, Matthew J. Hail