Patents by Inventor Howard Downs

Howard Downs 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).

  • System and method for processing payment bundles
    Patent number: 10937106
    Abstract: A system and process for prospectively creating patient episodes of care and triggering associated payment bundles during the claim adjudication process facilitates real-time claim pricing in accordance with payment bundle rules to facilitate episodic payment in place of pay-for-service payment. Additionally, various processes are described for modeling patient episodes and payment bundles and unbundling episodic payments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Cognizant TriZetto Software Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Sultan, Howard Downs, Dale Hoerle
  • System and Method For Processing Payment Bundles
    Publication number: 20190213687
    Abstract: A system and process for prospectively creating patient episodes of care and triggering associated payment bundles during the claim adjudication process facilitates real-time claim pricing in accordance with payment bundle rules to facilitate episodic payment in place of pay-for-service payment. Additionally, various processes are described for modeling patient episodes and payment bundles and unbundling episodic payments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Cognizant TriZetto Software Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Sultan, Howard Downs, Dale Hoerle
  • System and method for processing payment bundles
    Patent number: 10262374
    Abstract: A system and process for prospectively creating patient episodes of care and triggering associated payment bundles during the claim adjudication process facilitates real-time claim pricing in accordance with payment bundle rules to facilitate episodic payment in place of pay-for-service payment. Additionally, various processes are described for modeling patient episodes and payment bundles and unbundling episodic payments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Cognizant TriZetto Software Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Sultan, Howard Downs, Dale Hoerle
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PAYMENT BUNDLES
    Publication number: 20140249864
    Abstract: A system and process for prospectively creating patient episodes of care and triggering associated payment bundles during the claim adjudication process facilitates real-time claim pricing in accordance with payment bundle rules to facilitate episodic payment in place of pay-for-service payment. Additionally, various processes are described for modeling patient episodes and payment bundles and unbundling episodic payments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: TriZetto Corporation
    Inventors: Jay Sultan, Howard DOWNS, Dale HOERLE
  • System and method for processing payment bundles
    Patent number: 8756075
    Abstract: A system and process for prospectively creating patient episodes of care and triggering associated payment bundles during the claim adjudication process facilitates real-time claim pricing in accordance with payment bundle rules to facilitate episodic payment in place of pay-for-service payment. Additionally, various processes are described for modeling patient episodes and payment bundles and unbundling episodic payments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: TriZetto Corporation
    Inventors: Jay Sultan, Howard Downs, Dale Hoerle