Patent ID: 8510134

Claim:
A computer system for providing items and services for injuries under workman's compensation coverage comprises: a server and software stored on a computer readable medium accessible by the server; data being stored in a database accessible by the server; a network portal capable of connecting users of the system to the server and coupling the server and the database, the server, the database and the network portal being arranged such that the system provides the network portal to the users, including an adjuster portal for an adjuster seeking to order ancillary items, ancillary services or both and a provider portal for a plurality of providers seeking to provide the ancillary items, the ancillary services or both, wherein the adjuster selects the ancillary items, the ancillary services or both by entering a portion of a name of an injury or an ancillary item, a portion of a description of the injury or the ancillary item, an item code of the ancillary item or an injury code of the injury, using the adjuster portal, and the server provides the adjuster with at least one of the ancillary items, at least one of the ancillary services or both related to the item code or the injury code within the database and displays the at least one of the ancillary items, the at least one of the ancillary services or both within a care cart within the adjuster portal such that the adjuster is capable of selecting the at least one of the ancillary items, the at least one of the ancillary services or both from the care cart based on the data stored in the database without waiting for bids or quotes to be provided from the plurality of providers; an automated request to provide the at least one of the ancillary items, the at least one of the ancillary services or both is transmitted from the server over the network setting at least one specific price, such that the one or more of the plurality of providers is capable of accepting the automated request using the provider portal connected to the server; and the system automatically generates alerts to one or more of the users that require the user or users to provide additional information or to take a particular action to make an order processed by the system billable by a payer.