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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2010
Andrew E. Kress, Gladwyne, PA (US);
Steve E. Stevens, Chalfont, PA (US);
Ann R. Martin, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Andrew E. Kress, Gladwyne, PA (US);
Steve E. Stevens, Chalfont, PA (US);
Ann R. Martin, Philadelphia, PA (US);
IMS Health Incorporated, Danbury, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and a system for collecting and providing reports of activities of medical service providers, while encrypting confidential information. Specifically, the present invention provides systems and methods for collecting and providing information from medical claim transactions without information for specifically identifying the particular medical service provider. The present invention also allows for correlation of medical claim transactions with providers' information without using information that can be used to specifically identify the particular medical service provider (provider identifier).