Systems and methods for the coordination of benefits in healthcare claim transactions
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06Q-010/00
G06F-017/60
출원번호
US-0570953
(2009-09-30)
등록번호
US-8489415
(2013-07-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Ringold, James Morgan
출원인 / 주소
McKesson Financial Holdings Limited
대리인 / 주소
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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Systems and methods for the coordination of benefits in healthcare claim transactions are provided. A healthcare claim request including information associated with a plurality of prescription claims for a single healthcare transaction may be received from a healthcare provider computer and identifi
Systems and methods for the coordination of benefits in healthcare claim transactions are provided. A healthcare claim request including information associated with a plurality of prescription claims for a single healthcare transaction may be received from a healthcare provider computer and identified as a bundled healthcare claim request. A primary claim request for the healthcare transaction may be generated and communicated to a first claims processor computer for adjudication, and a first adjudicated reply may be received from the first claims processor computer. Based at least in part on the received first adjudicated reply, a secondary claim request for the healthcare transaction may be generated and communicated to a second claims processor computer for adjudication. A second adjudicated reply may be received from the second claims processor, and information associated with the first adjudicated reply and the second adjudicated reply may be communicated to the healthcare provider computer.
대표청구항▼
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving, from a healthcare provider computer by a service provider system comprising one or more computers, a healthcare claim request comprising information associated with a plurality of prescription claims for a single healthcare transaction;identif
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving, from a healthcare provider computer by a service provider system comprising one or more computers, a healthcare claim request comprising information associated with a plurality of prescription claims for a single healthcare transaction;identifying, by the service provider system, the received healthcare claim request as a bundled healthcare claim request;generating, based at least in part upon identifying the received healthcare claim request as a bundled healthcare claim request and by the service provider system for delivery to a first claims processor computer identified utilizing information included in the received healthcare claim request, a primary claim request for the healthcare transaction;communicating, by the service provider system, the generated primary claim request to the first claims processor computer for adjudication;receiving, by the service provider system from the first claims processor computer, a first adjudicated reply for the primary claim request;generating, by the service provider system for delivery to a second claims processor computer identified utilizing the information included in the received healthcare claim request and based at least in part on the received first adjudicated reply, a secondary claim request for the healthcare transaction;communicating, by the service provider system, the generated secondary claim request to a second claims processor computer for adjudication;receiving, by the service provider system from the second claims processor computer, a second adjudicated reply for the secondary claim request;bundling, by the service provider system, the first adjudicated reply and the second adjudicated reply into a single response for the healthcare claim request; andcommunicating, by the service provider system to the healthcare provider computer, information associated with the first adjudicated reply and the second adjudicated reply, wherein communicating information associated with the first adjudicated reply and the second adjudicated reply to the healthcare provider computer comprises communicating the bundled single response to the healthcare provider computer. 2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the received healthcare claim request as a bundled healthcare claim request comprises identifying the received healthcare claim request as a bundled healthcare claim request based at least in part on an other coverage code included in the healthcare claim request. 3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: parsing, by the service provider system, the received healthcare claim request into a plurality of components,wherein the primary claim request is generated based at least in part on a first of the plurality of components, andwherein the secondary claim request is generated based at least in part on a second of the plurality of components. 4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving a first adjudicated reply comprises receiving a first adjudicated reply indicating that the primary claim request has been approved by the first claims processor computer, and further comprising: identifying, by the service provider system, an amount paid for the first adjudicated reply; anddetermining, by the service provider system, a second payment amount for the healthcare claim request based at least in part on the identified amount paid for the first adjudicated reply,wherein generating the secondary claim request comprises generating the second claim request utilizing the determined second payment amount. 5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein determining a second payment amount comprises determining one of a secondary insurance payment amount or a patient payment amount. 6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein: receiving a first adjudicated reply comprises receiving a first adjudicated reply indicating that the primary claim request has been rejected by the first claims processor computer, andgenerating a secondary claim request comprises generating a secondary claim request utilizing at least a portion of the data included in the rejected primary claim request. 7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein receiving a second adjudicated reply comprises receiving a second adjudicated reply indicating that the secondary claim request has been denied by the second claims processor computer, and further comprising: determining, by the service provider system, a reject code associated with the denial of the secondary claim request. 8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising: determining, by the service provider system, whether a third claims processor computer is available for adjudication of the healthcare claim request; andgenerating, by the service provider system when it is determined that a third claims processor computer is available, a third claim request utilizing at least a portion of the data included in the primary claim request; oridentifying, by the service provider system when it is determined that a third claims processor computer is not available, the healthcare claim request as a denied healthcare claim request. 9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: generating, by the service provider system, based at least in part on the second adjudicated reply, a third claim request;communicating, by the service provider system, the generated third claim request to a third claims processor computer;receiving, by the service provider system, a third adjudicated reply from the third claims processor computer; andcommunicating, by the service provider system, information associated with the third adjudicated reply to the healthcare provider computer. 10. A system, comprising: at least one memory operable to store computer-executable instructions; andat least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to: receive a healthcare claim request from a healthcare provider computer, the healthcare claim request comprising information associated with a plurality of prescription claims for a single healthcare transaction;identify the received healthcare claim request as a bundled healthcare claim request;generate, based at least in part upon identifying the healthcare claim request as a bundled healthcare claim request and for delivery to a first claims processor computer identified utilizing information included in the received healthcare claim request, a primary claim request for the healthcare transaction;direct communication of the generated primary claim request to a first claims processor computer for adjudication;receive, from the first claims processor computer, a first adjudicated reply for the primary claim request;generate, for delivery to a first claims processor computer identified utilizing information included in the received healthcare claim request and based at least in part on the received first adjudicated reply, a secondary claim request for the healthcare transaction;direct communication of the generated secondary claim request to a second claims processor computer for adjudication;receive, from the second claims processor computer, a second adjudicated reply for the secondary claim request;bundle the first adjudicated reply and the second adjudicated reply into a single response for the healthcare claim request; anddirect communication of information associated with the first adjudicated reply and the second adjudicated reply to the healthcare provider computer, wherein the information includes the bundled single response. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor identifies the received healthcare claim request as a bundled healthcare claim request based at least in part on an other coverage code included in the healthcare claim request. 12. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: parse the received healthcare claim request into a plurality of components;generate the primary claim request based at least in part on a first of the plurality of components; andgenerate the secondary claim request based at least in part on a second of the plurality of components. 13. The system of claim 10, wherein: the received first adjudicated reply indicates that the primary claim request has been approved by the first claims processor computer; andthe at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: identify an amount paid for the first adjudicated reply;determine a second payment amount for the healthcare claim request based at least in part on the identified amount paid for the first adjudicated reply; andgenerate the secondary claim request utilizing the determined second payment amount. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the second payment amount comprises one of a secondary insurance payment amount or a patient payment amount. 15. The system of claim 10, wherein: the first received adjudicated reply indicates that the primary claim request has been rejected by the first claims processor computer; andthe at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to generate the secondary claim request utilizing at least a portion of the data included in the rejected primary claim request. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein: the received second adjudicated reply indicates that the secondary claim request has been denied by the second claims processor computer; andthe at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to determine a reject code associated with the denial of the secondary claim request. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: determine whether a third claims processor computer is available for adjudication of the healthcare claim request;generate, when it is determined that a third claims processor computer is available, a third claim request utilizing at least a portion of the data included in the primary claim request; oridentify, when it is determined that a third claims processor computer is not available, the healthcare claim request as a denied healthcare claim request. 18. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: generate, based at least in part on the second adjudicated reply, a third claim request;direct communication of the generated third claim request to a third claims processor computer;receive a third adjudicated reply from the third claims processor computer; anddirect communication of information associated with the third adjudicated reply to the healthcare provider computer.
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