Patents by Inventor Lynn Swanner

Lynn Swanner 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: 20130035959
    Abstract: Methods and systems for tracking medical care are described. In an example embodiment, a method for ambulatory care tracking, comprises entering a chief complaint into an electronic file in a computing system, assigning a chief complaint point value based on the chief complaint, associating the chief complaint point value to the electronic file in the computing system, determining a further point value based on patient education, assigning the further point value based on the determination, adding, using a processor, the further point value to the chief complaint point value to generate a total point value, determining, using a processor, a level of service based on the total point value, and communicating, over an electromagnetic communication channel, the level of service to a billing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: SENTARA HEALTHCARE
    Inventors: Kristen CLICKNER, Scott WILLIAMSON, Lynn SWANNER
  • Publication number: 20110010194
    Abstract: Methods and systems for tracking medical care are described. In an example embodiment, a method for emergency care tracking, comprises entering a chief complaint into an electronic file in a computing system, assigning a chief complaint point value based on the chief complaint, associating the chief complaint point value to the electronic file in the computing system, determining a further point value based on additional treatment, assigning the further point value based on the determination, adding, using a processor, the further point value to the chief complaint point value to generate a total point value, determining, using a processor, a level of service based on the total point value, and communicating, over an electromagnetic communication channel, the level of service to a billing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Sentara Healthcare
    Inventors: Kristen Clickner, Scott Williamson, Lynn Swanner