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Protected health information image capture, processing and submission from a mobile device

a technology for health information and images, applied in the field of health information, data and images, can solve the problems of indiscriminate violation of both hipaa privacy and security rules, and achieve the effects of improving provider workflow, obtaining payment faster, and capturing more revenu

Active Publication Date: 2017-07-20
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This patent describes a system that helps healthcare providers capture and submit information about their services faster and more securely using a mobile device. The system automates steps in the revenue cycle and eliminates delays in information gathering and submission. This system simplifies the information collection and billing process for healthcare professionals and helps them improve their workflow. Overall, the invention provides a solution to streamline healthcare operations and enhance provider efficiency.

Problems solved by technology

If PHI is accessed by a person not authorized to access it, then this could indicate a violation of both the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.
Under certain circumstances, such an incident may have to be reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and / or a state agency as a breach of unsecured protected health information.

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[0029]An example of how the technology might be used allows physicians and other healthcare providers to ‘Touch, Talk, and Submit’ billing data eliminating the need for paper-based billing cards and manual data entry. In this example, the client device 10 is a mobile device. The application (mobile device app) is installed in the memory 1006 of the mobile device. The controller 1004 is configured according to the mobile device app stored in the memory 1006. Patient demographics, diagnosis information, and detail about the services rendered needed for billing can be captured via image and voice. Billing codes can be picked from a list returned from a voice query. The data is encrypted, and instantaneously or in a batch fashion, delivered to the provider organization's billing staff or a 3rd party company that does billing on behalf of the provider and ultimately to the payor via a connection to a network 15. As shown in, for example, FIG. 9, the mobile device app m...

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Abstract

A system and method that permits a user to utilize a means of capturing and managing one or more images containing protected health information (PHI) on a mobile device, as disclosed herein. The user of the system and method may be required to undergo authentication and authorization to access the system and use the method.

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STATEMENT OF RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 806,186 having a filing date of 28 Mar. 2013.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The present application generally relates to heath information, data and images and more specifically to the capturing, processing, and submission of this information, data, and images from a mobile device.[0004]2. Prior Art[0005]Protected Health Information is defined by the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Interpretations of what PHI might include can be found on Wikipedia, http: / / en.wikipedia.org / wiki / Protected_health_information as accessed Mar. 28, 2013; HIPAA.com, http: / / www.hipaa.com / 2009 / 09 / hipaa-protected-health-information-what-does-phi-include / as accessed on Mar. 28, 2013; and from many other 3rd party information sources.[0006]The US government generally requires that systems accessing electronic health records need to be configured to g...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04W12/02G06F19/00
CPCH04W12/02H04W12/06G06F19/323G06F21/6245G06Q10/10G16H10/65G16H30/20G16H40/20G16H50/20H04W88/02
Inventor LABORDE, DAVID
Owner ICONIC DATA