Patent ID: 8321244
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for aiding medical service providers and their patients comprising the following steps: a. inputting medical service provider data for a patient into a computer system; b. inputting patient data into the computer system, wherein the patient data includes medical conditions of the patient which have been identified; c. securely storing the patient data, on the computer system, for later manipulation and for compliance with privacy laws; d. subsequently providing a medical service provider, during an encounter with the patient, with a digital version of a superbill listing medical categories, wherein: e. utilizing the highlighted medical categories in the superbill during the encounter by prompting the medical service provider: f. inputting additional patient data, obtained during the encounter, into the computer system for use in subsequent encounters with the patient and for providing complete billing information; and g. wherein the superbill is a standard billing format, used by medical service providers and health insurance carriers, for bills submitted by service providers to the insurance carriers.