Patent Application Titled “Comprehensive Digital Healthcare Platform” Published Online (USPTO 20210350913): Comprehensive Healthcare Technology LLC

2021 NOV 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a patent application by the inventor Breen, Peter Leo (Northfield, IL, US), filed on May 5, 2021, was made available online on November 11, 2021.

The assignee for this patent application is Comprehensive Healthcare Technology LLC (Northfield, Illinois, United States).

Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “Healthcare experiences are too complicated-consumers can benefit from the removal of the friction and frustration that currently exists in such experiences. Consumers want to be able to navigate and manage their healthcare experiences in a straightforward manner. Since Health Plans (or other similar type entities) are at the core of every single healthcare experience, they are the obvious builders of the right tools to address the gargantuan transaction processing waste and palpable consumer frustration.”

In addition to obtaining background information on this patent application, NewsRx editors also obtained the inventor’s summary information for this patent application: “Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a digital healthcare system comprising a server communicably coupled to a user device associated with a user. The server being configured to obtain information associated with the user by: downloading benefits plan data and provider network contract details from a health plan server; downloading scheduling data from one or more provider devices; downloading medical results associated with the user and claims processing information from the health plan server; and downloading one or more third-party applications. The server being further configured to embed the information into a QR code transmitted to the user device; and establish one or more communication channels for the user device.

“Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, performed by a server communicably coupled to a user device associated with a user. The method comprises, among other things, obtaining information associated with the user by: downloading benefits plan data and provider network contract details from a health plan server; downloading scheduling data from one or more provider devices; downloading medical results associated with the user and claims processing information from the health plan server; and downloading one or more third-party applications. The method further comprises embedding the information into a QR code transmitted to the user device; and establishing one or more communication channels for the user device.”

The claims supplied by the inventors are:

“1. A digital healthcare system comprising: a server communicably coupled to a user device associated with a user, the server being configured to: obtain information associated with the user by: downloading benefits plan data and provider network contract details from a health plan server; downloading scheduling data from one or more provider devices; downloading medical results associated with the user and claims processing information from the health plan server; and downloading one or more third-party applications; embed the information into a QR code transmitted to the user device; and establish one or more communication channels for the user device.

“2. The digital health system of claim 1, wherein the server is further configured to: receive data corresponding to a scanning of the QR code from at least one of the one or more provider devices; validate the QR code based on the received data; and generate eligibility data for the user.

“3. The digital health system of claim 2, wherein the server is further configured to: transmit a service code prompt to the at least one of the one or more provider devices; receive a service code from the at least one of the one or more provider devices; and transmit, to the at least one of the one or more provider devices, at least one of medical eligibility information associated with the user, medical complications information associated with the user, medical necessity information associated with the user, co-insurance information associated with the user, or deductible information associated with the user.

“4. The digital health system of claim 3, wherein the server is further configured to: in response to receiving the service code, transmit to the user device at least one of the medical eligibility information associated with the user, the medical complications information associated with the user, the medical necessity information associated with the user, the co-insurance information associated with the user, or the deductible information associated with the user.

“5. The digital health system of claim 1, wherein the one or more third-party applications comprise at least one of a health management application, a disease management application, or a medical library application.

“6. The digital health system of claim 5, wherein one of the communication channels allows the user device to download at least one of medical records information, disease management protocol information, medical reminder information, or prescription information.

“7. The digital health system of claim 6, wherein the at least one of medical records information, disease management protocol information, medical reminder information, or prescription information is maintained in and accessible via an application on the user device.

“8. The digital health system of claim 1, wherein the QR code comprises a medical record for the user populated with medical testing information.

“9. The digital health system of claim 8, wherein the server is configured to identify medically inappropriate services for the user based on the medical record.

“10. The digital health system of claim 1, wherein the server is configured to flag a procedure at a time of service if a pre-authorization has not been obtained for the user.

“11. A method, performed by a server communicably coupled to a user device associated with a user, comprising: obtaining information associated with the user by: downloading benefits plan data and provider network contract details from a health plan server; downloading scheduling data from one or more provider devices; downloading medical results associated with the user and claims processing information from the health plan server; and downloading one or more third-party applications; embedding the information into a QR code transmitted to the user device; and establishing one or more communication channels for the user device.

“12. The method of claim 11 further comprising: receiving data corresponding to a scanning of the QR code from at least one of the one or more provider devices; validating the QR code based on the received data; and generating eligibility data for the user.

“13. The method of claim 12 further comprising: transmitting a service code prompt to the at least one of the one or more provider devices; receiving a service code from the at least one of the one or more provider devices; and transmitting, to the at least one of the one or more provider devices, at least one of medical eligibility information associated with the user, medical complications information associated with the user, medical necessity information associated with the user, co-insurance information associated with the user, or deductible information associated with the user.

“14. The method of claim 13 further comprising: in response to receiving the service code, transmitting to the user device at least one of the medical eligibility information associated with the user, the medical complications information associated with the user, the medical necessity information associated with the user, the co-insurance information associated with the user, or the deductible information associated with the user.

“15. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more third-party applications comprise at least one of a health management application, a disease management application, or a medical library application.

“16. The method of claim 15, wherein one of the communication channels allows the user device to download at least one of medical records information, disease management protocol information, medical reminder information, or prescription information.

“17. The method of claim 16, wherein the at least one of medical records information, disease management protocol information, medical reminder information, or prescription information is maintained in and accessible via an application on the user device.

“18. The method of claim 11, wherein the QR code comprises a medical record for the user populated with medical testing information.

“19. The method of claim 18 further comprising identifying medically inappropriate services for the user based on the medical record.

“20. The method of claim 11 further comprising flagging a procedure at a time of service if a pre-authorization has not been obtained for the user.”

For more information, see this patent application: Breen, Peter Leo. Comprehensive Digital Healthcare Platform. Filed May 5, 2021 and posted November 11, 2021. Patent URL: https://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220210350913%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20210350913&RS=DN/20210350913

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