Patent ID: 8676609

Claim:
A computer implemented method, for processing insurance transactions that require attachments, the method comprising the steps of: receiving digital data at a first computer, wherein the digital data comprises a first computer file and a second computer file, both of which contain information about a particular insurance encounter; wherein at least some of the digital data in the first computer file and at least some of the digital data in the second computer file are in a first set of identifiable data fields; wherein the first computer file and the second computer file are cross-referenced with each other; wherein the first computer file contains at least attachment data and the second computer file contains at least insurance transaction data; wherein at least some of the insurance transaction data and the attachment data comprise digital data in the first set of identifiable data fields; examining via the first computer the identifiable fields of the digital data to determine which fields contain insurance transaction data and which fields contain attachment data; storing first digital data in the first computer, wherein the first digital data comprises at least some of the attachment data; transmitting second digital data from the first computer to a second computer, wherein the second digital data comprises at least some of the insurance transaction data; storing the second digital data in the second computer, wherein the insurance transaction data stored in the second computer and the attachment data stored in the first computer are cross-referenced with each other; wherein at least some of the data included in the first digital data is excluded from the second digital data; and processing an insurance transaction by entering data into at least one identifiable field in a second set of identifiable data fields using at least some of the data in the first set of identifiable data fields in a logic process to determine the data to be entered into the at least one identifiable field in the second set of identifiable data fields.