Patents by Inventor Thomas Polzin

Thomas Polzin 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: 10325296
    Abstract: A method for selective modification to one of a plurality of components includes receiving, by an engine, a draft transcript including at least one concept content. The method includes accessing, by a first component in a plurality of components executed by the engine, a mapping between content data and codes to identify a code mapped to the at least one concept content. The method includes modifying the draft transcript to include the identified code. The method includes receiving input representing a status of the identified code. The method includes accessing a data structure storing an indication that the first component identified the code. The method includes modifying a reliability score for the first component. The method includes determining that the first component has a reliability score that fails to satisfy a predetermined threshold. The method includes modifying execution of the first component, based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: MModal IP LLC
    Inventors: Detlef Koll, Thomas Polzin
  • Publication number: 20180101879
    Abstract: A method for selective modification to one of a plurality of components includes receiving, by an engine, a draft transcript including at least one concept content. The method includes accessing, by a first component in a plurality of components executed by the engine, a mapping between content data and codes to identify a code mapped to the at least one concept content. The method includes modifying the draft transcript to include the identified code. The method includes receiving input representing a status of the identified code. The method includes accessing a data structure storing an indication that the first component identified the code. The method includes modifying a reliability score for the first component. The method includes determining that the first component has a reliability score that fails to satisfy a predetermined threshold. The method includes modifying execution of the first component, based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Detlef Koll, Thomas Polzin
  • Publication number: 20180040087
    Abstract: A computerized billing code generator reviews billing source data containing both admissible data (such as physician's notes) and inadmissible data (such as nurse's notes). The billing code generator determines whether to generate a request to review the first data based on both the first data and the second data. For example, the billing code generator may generate the request in response to determining that the second data contains information that is inconsistent with information contained in the first data. As another example, the billing code generator may generate the request in response to determining that the second data contains information that is not contained within the first data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Detlef Koll, Thomas Polzin, Michael Finke
  • Patent number: 9704099
    Abstract: A computer-based system includes a computer-processable definition of a region in a data set. The system identifies a region of the data set based on the definition of the region. The system provides output to a user representing a question and the identified region of the data set. The system may also automatically generate an answer to the question based on the question and the data set, and provide output to the user representing the answer. The system may generate the answer based on a subset of the data set, and provide output to the user representing the subset of the data set. The user may provide feedback on the first answer to the system, which the system may use to improve subsequent answers to the same and other questions, and to disable the system's automatic question-answering function in response to disagreement between the user and the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: MModal IP LLC
    Inventors: Detlef Koll, Thomas Polzin
  • Publication number: 20170124258
    Abstract: A method for dynamic de-identification of a document includes generating a document including a tag associated with an element including protected health information, the tag including at least one instruction for rendering the element. The method includes identifying a level of authorization of a user requesting access to the generated document. The method includes rendering the document for display to the user according to the at least one instruction in the tag, based on the determined level of authorization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: MModal IP LLC
    Inventors: Juergen Fritsch, Vasudevan Jagannathan, Thomas Polzin, Henry W. Ware
  • Publication number: 20160335554
    Abstract: A computer-based system includes a computer-processable definition of a region in a data set. The system identifies a region of the data set based on the definition of the region. The system provides output to a user representing a question and the identified region of the data set. The system may also automatically generate an answer to the question based on the question and the data set, and provide output to the user representing the answer. The system may generate the answer based on a subset of the data set, and provide output to the user representing the subset of the data set. The user may provide feedback on the first answer to the system, which the system may use to improve subsequent answers to the same and other questions, and to disable the system's automatic question-answering function in response to disagreement between the user and the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: MModal IP LLC
    Inventors: Detlef Koll, Thomas Polzin
  • Patent number: 9424523
    Abstract: A computer-based system includes a computer-processable definition of a region in a data set. The system identifies a region of the data set based on the definition of the region. The system provides output to a user representing a question and the identified region of the data set. The system may also automatically generate an answer to the question based on the question and the data set, and provide output to the user representing the answer. The system may generate the answer based on a subset of the data set, and provide output to the user representing the subset of the data set. The user may provide feedback on the first answer to the system, which the system may use to improve subsequent answers to the same and other questions, and to disable the system's automatic question-answering function in response to disagreement between the user and the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: MModal IP LLC
    Inventors: Detlef Koll, Thomas Polzin
  • Publication number: 20150371145
    Abstract: A computer-based system includes a computer-processable definition of a region in a data set. The system identifies a region of the data set based on the definition of the region. The system provides output to a user representing a question and the identified region of the data set. The system may also automatically generate an answer to the question based on the question and the data set, and provide output to the user representing the answer. The system may generate the answer based on a subset of the data set, and provide output to the user representing the subset of the data set. The user may provide feedback on the first answer to the system, which the system may use to improve subsequent answers to the same and other questions, and to disable the system's automatic question-answering function in response to disagreement between the user and the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: MMODAL IP LLC
    Inventors: Detlef Koll, Thomas Polzin
  • Patent number: 9082310
    Abstract: A computer-based system includes a computer-processable definition of a region in a data set. The system identifies a region of the data set based on the definition of the region. The system provides output to a user representing a question and the identified region of the data set. The system may also automatically generate an answer to the question based on the question and the data set, and provide output to the user representing the answer. The system may generate the answer based on a subset of the data set, and provide output to the user representing the subset of the data set. The user may provide feedback on the first answer to the system, which the system may use to improve subsequent answers to the same and other questions, and to disable the system's automatic question-answering function in response to disagreement between the user and the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: MModal IP LLC
    Inventors: Detlef Koll, Thomas Polzin
  • Publication number: 20140164197
    Abstract: A system applies rules to a set of documents to generate codes, such as billing codes for use in medical billing. A human operator provides input specifying whether the generated codes are correct. Based on the input from the human operator, the system attempts to identify which clause(s) in the rules which were relied on to generate the particular code are correct and which such clause(s) are incorrect. The system then assigns praise to components of the system responsible for generating codes in the correct clauses, and assigns blame to components of the system responsible for generating codes in the incorrect clauses. Such blame and praise may then be used to determine whether particular code-generating components are insufficiently reliable. The system may disable, or take other remedial action in response to, insufficiently reliable code-generating components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: MModal IP LLC
    Inventors: Detlef Koll, Thomas Polzin
  • Patent number: 8463673
    Abstract: A system applies rules to a set of documents to generate codes, such as billing codes for use in medical billing. A human operator provides input specifying whether the generated codes are correct. Based on the input from the human operator, the system attempts to identify which clause(s) in the rules which were relied on to generate the particular code are correct and which such clause(s) are incorrect. The system then assigns praise to components of the system responsible for generating codes in the correct clauses, and assigns blame to components of the system responsible for generating codes in the incorrect clauses. Such blame and praise may then be used to determine whether particular code-generating components are insufficiently reliable. The system may disable, or take other remedial action in response to, insufficiently reliable code-generating components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: MModal IP LLC
    Inventors: Detlef Koll, Thomas Polzin
  • Publication number: 20120323598
    Abstract: A computerized billing code generator reviews billing source data containing both admissible data (such as physician's notes) and inadmissible data (such as nurse's notes). The billing code generator determines whether to generate a request to review the first data based on both the first data and the second data. For example, the billing code generator may generate the request in response to determining that the second data contains information that is inconsistent with information contained in the first data. As another example, the billing code generator may generate the request in response to determining that the second data contains information that is not contained within the first data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Detlef Koll, Thomas Polzin, Michael Finke
  • Publication number: 20120078763
    Abstract: A system applies rules to a set of documents to generate codes, such as billing codes for use in medical billing. A human operator provides input specifying whether the generated codes are correct. Based on the input from the human operator, the system attempts to identify which clause(s) in the rules which were relied on to generate the particular code are correct and which such clause(s) are incorrect. The system then assigns praise to components of the system responsible for generating codes in the correct clauses, and assigns blame to components of the system responsible for generating codes in the incorrect clauses. Such blame and praise may then be used to determine whether particular code-generating components are insufficiently reliable. The system may disable, or take other remedial action in response to, insufficiently reliable code-generating components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Detlef Koll, Thomas Polzin
  • Publication number: 20120041950
    Abstract: A computer-based system includes a computer-processable definition of a region in a data set. The system identifies a region of the data set based on the definition of the region. The system provides output to a user representing a question and the identified region of the data set. The system may also automatically generate an answer to the question based on the question and the data set, and provide output to the user representing the answer. The system may generate the answer based on a subset of the data set, and provide output to the user representing the subset of the data set. The user may provide feedback on the first answer to the system, which the system may use to improve subsequent answers to the same and other questions, and to disable the system's automatic question-answering function in response to disagreement between the user and the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Detlef Koll, Thomas Polzin