Patent ID: 8615410

Claim:
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, that, when executed, enable a secure online service provider to authenticate a healthcare organization desiring access to one or more services provided by the online service provider using standard eligibility request and eligibility response transactions, the method comprising: at the secure online service provider: receiving from the healthcare organization a request for access to the one or more services provided by the secure online service provider; receiving from the healthcare organization data that identifies the organization; receiving from the healthcare organization a selection of a payor, wherein the selected payor is associated with a recent encounter between a patient and the healthcare organization; receiving from the healthcare organization a first set of attributes specific to the patient, the first set of attributes generated using data from a first standard eligibility request communicated from the healthcare organization to the payor regarding the patient and a first standard eligibility response communicated from the payor to the healthcare organization regarding the patient, wherein the first standard eligibility request comprises a first set of patient information and the first standard eligibility response comprises a second set of patient information, a portion of which is unrelated to the first set of patient information and is payor-specific; using the first set of attributes, generating a second standard eligibility request that comprises the first set of patient information; communicating the second standard eligibility request to the selected payor; receiving from the selected payor a second standard eligibility response regarding the patient, the second standard eligibility response comprising the second set of patient information, the portion of which is unrelated to the first set of patient information and is payor-specific, wherein the second standard eligibility request and the second standard eligibility response comprise a second eligibility request/response transaction; generating a second set of attributes specific to the patient using the second standard eligibility request/response transaction; comparing the first set of attributes with the second set of attributes to determine if the first set of attributes matches the second set of attributes; and providing a notification to the healthcare organization that authentication was successful when the first set of attributes matches the second set of attributes.