Patents by Inventor Gerald J. C. Rae

Gerald J. C. Rae 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).

  • Patent number: 6393404
    Abstract: A system and method for optimizing medical diagnosis, procedures and reimbursement claims using a structured search space is described. The system may comprise: a master procedure list of alphanumeric codes that represent each of a plurality of medical procedures, wherein the master procedure list includes simple procedures and compound procedures which consist of at least two simple procedures; a value associated with each of the plurality of medical procedures; a list of ordered procedures listing medical procedures for a specific medical encounter; a search tree of all possible combinations of the simple procedures and the compound procedures in the list of ordered procedures; and a minimum total of the values associated with the medical procedures in the list of ordered procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Ker Bugale, Inc.
    Inventors: A. Bryan Waters, Gerald J. C. Rae