Patent ID: 6915266
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for processing administrative data of a service provider, comprising the steps of: defining standard administrative data formats for use by service provider systems, a coordinator system, and a plurality of practice management agent systems, said practice management agent systems being independent of payer systems, in creating and processing administrative data, said administrative data formats are defined by the coordinator system through the use of software on a computer; receiving administrative data from said medical service provider, said administrative data including billing, reimbursement, credentialing, preauthorization and collection data; formatting said administrative data using said standard administrative data formats; providing formatted administrative data to a practice management agent system for processing, said processing including providing the formatted administrative data to payer systems; tracking the formatted administrative data transferred between said service provider system and said practice management agent systems, said administrative data tracked by said coordinator system through the use of software on a computer; creating objective, historical evaluation data from the tracked formatted administrative data transferred between said service provider system and said practice management agent systems, said objective, historical evaluation data consisting of price, features, turnaround time, ancillary services, guarantees, and customer service information, said evaluation data created by said coordinator system through the use of software on a computer; and providing said objective, historical evaluation data to said service provider system for evaluation and selection of a practice management agent system from the plurality of practice management agent systems, said evaluation data provided by the coordinator system to said service provider system over an electronic network.