Patents by Inventor John Kenneth Layne

John Kenneth Layne 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).

  • BUNDLED PAYMENT EPISODE ADMINISTRATION USING SMART CONTRACTS AND DISTRIBUTED LEDGER
    Publication number: 20200356965
    Abstract: Payment administration systems and methods. A system includes first and second provider entities, a risk bearing entity, a distributed ledger and a payment manager application. The first provider entity provides at least a first step of the bundled treatment episode. The second provider entity provides at least a second step of the bundled treatment episode. The risk bearing entity approves the bundled treatment episode. The first and second provider entities and the risk bearing entity enter into one or more smart contracts related to payments for the bundled treatment episode. The distributed ledger enforces the one or more smart contracts. The payment manager application uses the distributed ledger technology. Each of the first and second provider entities send claims to the payment manager application. The payment manager application tags the claims as being part of the bundled treatment episode and approves the claims in accordance with the smart contracts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Patientblox, Inc.
    Inventors: Rahul Sharma, Lynn Eliot Carroll, Deepti Sharma, Apoorva Patel, John Kenneth Layne