Patents by Inventor Jack Edward MCCALLUM

Jack Edward MCCALLUM 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: 20110087500
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to healthcare, and more specifically to a process for more completely and more accurately identifying and collecting health insurance plan members' medical diagnoses in compliance with the regulations of one or more health insurance payors such as, but not limited to, the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (“CMS”) Medicare Advantage regulations. In particular, the present invention provides a computer interface whereby health insurance companies may ensure that their members are accurately diagnosed and that claims are accurately filed by reviewing existing member medical records to identify additional diagnoses which may have been treated but not specifically identified in claims filed by the members' health care provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: William Jay McCallum, Jack Edward McCallum, Dietrich Allen Block
  • Publication number: 20100306135
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to healthcare, and more specifically to a process for more completely and more accurately reporting a patient diagnosis under the Diagnosis-Related Group (“DRG”) system promulgated by the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”). In particular, the invention relates to a method for reviewing hospital discharge charts; identifying diagnosis codes which may be inaccurate or inadequately documented; gathering a set of clinical guidelines related to the medical conditions represented by such inaccurately or inadequately documented diagnosis codes; and presenting the identified codes with the gathered clinical guidelines to a treating healthcare provider for the provider's review and possible alteration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Jack Edward McCallum, William Jay McCallum
  • Publication number: 20100063956
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to healthcare, and more specifically to a process for more completely and more accurately identifying and collecting health insurance plan members' medical diagnoses in compliance with the regulations of one or more health insurance payors such as, but not limited to, the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (“CMS”) Medicare Advantage regulations. In particular, the present invention provides a system, method, or computer program product whereby health insurance companies may ensure that their members are accurately diagnosed and that claims are accurately filed by reviewing existing member medical records to identify additional diagnoses which may have been treated but not specifically identified in claims filed by the members' health care provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: William Jay MCCALLUM, Jack Edward MCCALLUM
  • Publication number: 20100004956
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to healthcare, and more specifically to a process for more completely and more accurately diagnosing the health condition of health insurance plan members through a comprehensive health assessment. In doing so, the method of the present invention reflects the guidelines established by various insurance payors such as the United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”). The present invention further provides a method for monitoring follow-up member care to increase the likelihood that the quality of medical care given to plan members is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: William Jay MCCALLUM, Jack Edward MCCALLUM, Elisa Elizabeth MCALLISTER