Patent ID: 7340401
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a device, the cost of which is covered by a third party payor, to a health care facility and obtaining payment for the device from the third party payor, the method comprising the steps of: submitting a request for the device from the health care facility to the third party payor for authorization of payment; relaying the request for the device from the third party payor to a transaction facilitator, the transaction facilitator being separate from the health care facility; utilizing the transaction facilitator for contacting a manufacturer for the device to order the device requested by the health care facility without communication between the health care facility and the manufacturer, wherein the manufacturer delivers the device to the health care facility without billing the health care facility; generating a cost claim for the device from the transaction facilitator to the third party payor; receiving payment at the transaction facilitator for the claim from the third party payor; and transferring funds from the transaction facilitator to the manufacturer for payment for the device.