Patents by Inventor Jon Zimmerman

Jon Zimmerman 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: 7917378
    Abstract: A claim pre-processing system employs trial adjudication to improve claim accuracy prior to claim submission to a healthcare payer institution or other entity. A system processes claim data related to provision of healthcare to a patient The system includes a claim data collator for collating data related to a claim for a particular patient for submission to a payer and a source of rules for use in processing collated claim data. A pre-processor submits the collated claim data for processing using the rules to validate the collated claim data is in condition for processing to initiate generation of payment. A claim processor submits the collated claim data to a payer, in response to successful validation by the pre-processor. A rules processor processes acquired claim data to identify a condition triggering application of a different set of rules for determining validity of an individual claim element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: David Fitzgerald, Brian Lucas, Greg Long, David Hiebert Klassen, Sr., John Hunter, Jon Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20030217171
    Abstract: Self-replicating and self-installing software apparatus for content-creation, manipulation, and static or dynamic exhibition with a self-regulating license management component with methods for remote controlled and synchronized functionality and license binding to a Peer-to-Peer computing paradigm derived communication and collaboration platform's unique User ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Wolfgang R. Von Stuermer, Jon Zimmerman
  • Publication number: 20030191665
    Abstract: A claim pre-processing system employs trial adjudication to improve claim accuracy prior to claim submission to a healthcare payer institution or other entity. A system processes claim data related to provision of healthcare to a patient The system includes a claim data collator for collating data related to a claim for a particular patient for submission to a payer and a source of rules for use in processing collated claim data. A pre-processor submits the collated claim data for processing using the rules to validate the collated claim data is in condition for processing to initiate generation of payment. A claim processor submits the collated claim data to a payer, in response to successful validation by the pre-processor. A rules processor processes acquired claim data to identify a condition triggering application of a different set of rules for determining validity of an individual claim element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation
    Inventors: David Fitzgerald, Brian Lucas, Greg Long, David Hiebert Klassen, John Hunter, Jon Zimmerman