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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2002
H. Keith Boone, Duluth, GA (US);
Cecil R. Dearborne, Chicago, IL (US);
Brian S. Kaplan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Laurie H. Maiser, Plymouth, MN (US);
David D. Montgomery, New York, NY (US);
Gayle Y. Popp, Morristown, NJ (US);
Glenn A. Stolar, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Deborah L. Worrell, Naperville, IL (US);
Jim D. Emery, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Stuart R. Friedman, Chicago, IL (US);
Melissa H Nuttall, Chicago, IL (US);
Praveen G. Thadani, Roselle, IL (US);
Nada M. Hakimi, Chicago, IL (US);
Katherine B. Hatting, Berwyn, PA (US);
William P. Whitely, Wayzata, MN (US);
David A. Rey, Lafayette, CA (US);
Robert S. Frisch, Newton, MA (US);
Brian A. Johnson, Winnetka, IL (US);
H. Keith Boone, Duluth, GA (US);
Cecil R. Dearborne, Chicago, IL (US);
Brian S. Kaplan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Laurie H. Maiser, Plymouth, MN (US);
David D. Montgomery, New York, NY (US);
Gayle Y. Popp, Morristown, NJ (US);
Glenn A. Stolar, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Deborah L. Worrell, Naperville, IL (US);
Jim D. Emery, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Stuart R. Friedman, Chicago, IL (US);
Melissa H Nuttall, Chicago, IL (US);
Praveen G. Thadani, Roselle, IL (US);
Nada M. Hakimi, Chicago, IL (US);
Katherine B. Hatting, Berwyn, PA (US);
William P. Whitely, Wayzata, MN (US);
David A. Rey, Lafayette, CA (US);
Robert S. Frisch, Newton, MA (US);
Brian A. Johnson, Winnetka, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method for administrating healthcare services allows providers to select cost-sharing levels for each service. Cost-share selections and other provider practice characteristics are stored in a dynamic, cost-sharing database. Individuals seeking a provider can access the database through a network and perform a provider search based on selected criteria. Individuals that receive services from a provider pay the appropriate cost-share at the time of service, and an administrator pays an additional amount based on a fee schedule specifying the amount the administrator will pay for the specified service.