Patents by Inventor Nicholas F. HOWELL

Nicholas F. HOWELL 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).

  • CLAIMS ANALYTICS ENGINE
    Publication number: 20140249865
    Abstract: Methods and systems for processing claims (e.g., healthcare insurance claims) are described. For example, prior to payment of an unpaid claim, a prediction is made as to whether or not an attribute specified in the claim is correct. Depending on the prediction results, the claim can be flagged for an audit. Feedback from the audit can be used to update the prediction models in order to refine the accuracy of those models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Rayid Ghani, Leana R. Wallace, Michael S. Irish, Ajay K. Easo, Mohit Kumar, Zhu-Song Mei, Dmitriy Feferman, Nicholas F. Howell, Lindsey J. Lizardi, Laura J. Jantzen
  • Claims analytics engine
    Patent number: 8762180
    Abstract: Methods and systems for processing claims (e.g., healthcare insurance claims) are described. For example, prior to payment of an unpaid claim, a prediction is made as to whether or not an attribute specified in the claim is correct. Depending on the prediction results, the claim can be flagged for an audit. Feedback from the audit can be used to update the prediction models in order to refine the accuracy of those models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Rayid Ghani, Leana R Wallace, Michael S Irish, Ajay K Easo, Mohit Kumar, Zhu-Song Mei, Dmitriy Feferman, Nicholas F Howell, Lindsey J Lizardi, Laura J Jantzen
  • CLAIMS ANALYTICS ENGINE
    Publication number: 20110054925
    Abstract: Methods and systems for processing claims (e.g., healthcare insurance claims) are described. For example, prior to payment of an unpaid claim, a prediction is made as to whether or not an attribute specified in the claim is correct. Depending on the prediction results, the claim can be flagged for an audit. Feedback from the audit can be used to update the prediction models in order to refine the accuracy of those models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Rayid GHANI, Leana R. WALLACE, Michael S. IRISH, Ajay K. EASO, Mohit KUMAR, Zhu-Song MEI, Dmitriy FEFERMAN, Nicholas F. HOWELL, Lindsey J. LIZARDI, Laura J. JANTZEN