Patents by Inventor John Michael German

John Michael German 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: 8332287
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for reconciling bank transactions with stored deposit entries in a practice management system. A plurality of bank transactions received from a bank are processed to select bank deposits from the plurality of bank transactions. A plurality of matching rules are used to automatically match at least some of the selected bank deposits with the stored deposits in the practice management system. A user interface enables a user to review the results of the automatic matching process and to manually match bank deposits to stored deposit entries. The user interface also enables users to reconcile stored deposit entries in the practice management system to bank statements to facilitate the preparation of month-end financial statements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: athenahealth, Inc.
    Inventors: Jasmine Gee, Daniel Epstein, John Michael German, Laurie Mullin, Kate Levesque
  • Publication number: 20120059663
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for facilitating the collection of information during a patient visit to a healthcare provider. Each of plurality of tasks to be performed during a patient visit are associated with a stages of the patient visit. One or more users are guided through the stages of the patient visit to complete the associated tasks associated with each stage. A user interface associated with an electronic health records system displays pages for each stage that enable the users to enter information during the patient visit. The amount of time that users spend entering information in the electronic health records system during each stage is tracked and is used to generate one or more reports that enable a medical practice to improve the patient visit workflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Kate Levesque, Mary C. Foley, John Michael German, Brady Richards, Justin Seger, Ryan Wise
  • Publication number: 20110295725
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for reconciling bank transactions with stored deposit entries in a practice management system. A plurality of bank transactions received from a bank are processed to select bank deposits from the plurality of bank transactions. A plurality of matching rules are used to automatically match at least some of the selected bank deposits with the stored deposits in the practice management system. A user interface enables a user to review the results of the automatic matching process and to manually match bank deposits to stored deposit entries. The user interface also enables users to reconcile stored deposit entries in the practice management system to bank statements to facilitate the preparation of month-end financial statements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Jasmine Gee, Daniel Epstein, John Michael German, Laurie Mullin, Kate Levesque