Patents by Inventor Quinn Whiting-O'Keefe

Quinn Whiting-O'Keefe 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: 6061657
    Abstract: The expected charges for treating a patient are estimated by the use of linear regression techniques wherein variables and coefficients of estimate models are built from historic patient data of all episode types (inpatient, office visits, etc.) and which include secondary and collateral illnesses that greatly affect the cost of treating a patient for the primary illness. In addition to evaluating the primary illness, the evaluation of collateral illness is also made possible since the processing techniques are not simply averaging data for the primary illness as has been done in the past. This allows physicians to understand the magnitude and types of resource usage that are appropriate for particular illnesses. The present invention allows better management of many aspects of the healthcare system by significantly reducing a component of the difference between the estimate and actual charges for treating a particular illness of a patient that is due to the general state of health of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Iameter, Incorporated
    Inventor: Quinn Whiting-O'Keefe