Patents by Inventor Jeff Hostetler

Jeff Hostetler 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: 20100094766
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product to provide a single platform to unify benefits, claims, membership, billing, and servicing. One embodiment provides a computer program-assisted system to provide a single point source for host benefits management having a centralized benefit data manager (BDM); a selector communicatively connected to said BDM to allow a user to view, select, and assemble benefit components from BDM; an editor communicatively connected to the BDM allows the ability to define and update benefit components and variables for benefit and payment policies; a read-only explainer communicatively connected to the BDM provides understandable “read-only” descriptions of benefits available; and a connector communicatively connected to the BDM as an interface layer to exchange electronic benefit data with all system processes, including external claims systems. The connector can translate rules from a user's natural language to computer code language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Donghui Li, Brenda Heinen, Mike Guiette, Jeff Hostetler