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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2004
John H. Gragg, Overland Park, KS (US);
Brian J. Lancaster, Merriam, KS (US);
Kent D. Parkins, Parkville, MO (US);
Michael E. Yarbrough, Lees Summit, MO (US);
John H. Gragg, Overland Park, KS (US);
Brian J. Lancaster, Merriam, KS (US);
Kent D. Parkins, Parkville, MO (US);
Michael E. Yarbrough, Lees Summit, MO (US);
Cerner Innovation, Inc., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and system for generating cost accounting data. The method may include retrieving information including descriptive attributes that represent content captured during patient care. The method may additionally include associating each descriptive attribute with a cost. A system may be provided for generating cost accounting information in a healthcare environment. The system may include automated information capture equipment and a retrieval component for retrieving content captured by the automated information capture equipment. The system may additionally include an association component for associating captured content with a cost and an implementation component for generating cost accounting information based on created associations.