Healthcare charge capture and information delivery system and method

Abstract

A provider-patient encounter device delivers medical information and services by receiving content from context sponsors, linking the content to service codes and presenting the content to providers. The service codes represent medical procedure codes and medical diagnosis codes. Each service code includes a provider demographic code, a service priority code, and a supplemental service code. The provider-patient encounter device presents a selectable list of service codes and presents content from a context sponsor assigned to a service code when the provider selects the service code from the selectable list of service codes.

1 . A method for delivering medical information and services, comprising:
 receiving content from a plurality of context sponsors, the context sponsors comprising a first context sponsor and a second context sponsor;   linking content from the plurality of context sponsors to a plurality of service codes, the plurality of service codes comprising a first service code and a second service code, the plurality of service codes representing a medical procedure code or a medical diagnosis code comprising: a provider demographic code, a service priority code, and a supplemental service code;   selecting one of the plurality of service codes in a service code selectable list comprising the first service code and the second service code;   presenting content from one of the plurality of context sponsors assigned to one of the plurality of service codes by evaluating the provider demographic code to determine the selection of the one of the plurality of service codes, wherein the provider demographic code identifies a set of service codes from the plurality of service codes for a medical procedure code or a medical diagnosis provided by other providers that practice the medical specialties of the provider.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the content from the plurality of context sponsors comprises a description of a product and a description of service. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 defining at least one relationship between the at least one of the plurality of service codes representing a medical diagnosis code and at least one of the plurality of service codes representing a medical procedure.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 analyzing the service codes selected from the plurality of service codes in the service code selectable list during a patient-encounter to identify the content from one of the plurality of context sponsors to present to the provider.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein at least one of the plurality of service codes represents a medical procedure code and at least two of the plurality of service codes is a medical diagnosis code. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , where presenting supplemental service code content to the patient further comprises: the provider receiving supplemental service code content associated with the supplemental service code of the first service code from a third context sponsor; the provider associating the supplemental service code content with a patient; and the provider identifying a preferred method of delivery to the patient. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 requesting a third context sponsor forward a supplemental service code content associated with the supplemental service code of the first service code to the provider; and   forwarding the supplemental service code content to a patient.   
     
     
         8 . A product for delivering medical information and services comprising:
 a machine readable medium; and   instructions stored on the machine readable medium comprising:
 user interface logic operable to:
 receive content from a plurality of context sponsors, the context sponsors comprising a first context sponsor and a second context sponsor; 
 assign content from the plurality of context sponsors to a plurality of service codes, the plurality of service codes comprising a first service code and a second service code, the plurality of service codes representing a medical procedure code or a medical diagnosis code comprising: a provider demographic code, a service priority code, and a supplemental service code; 
 select one of the plurality of service codes in a service code selectable list comprising the first service code and the second service code; 
 present content from one of the plurality of context sponsors assigned to one of the plurality of service codes by evaluating the provider demographic code to determine the selection of the one of the plurality of service codes, wherein the provider demographic code identifies a set of service codes from the plurality of service codes for a medical procedure code or a medical diagnosis provided by other providers that practice the medical specialties of the provider; 
 request a third context sponsor forward a supplemental service code content associated with the supplemental service code of the first service code to the provider; and 
 forward supplemental service code content to a patient; 
 
 generation logic operable to generate billing information based on the first service code selected. 
   
     
     
         9 . The product of  claim 8 , wherein the content from the plurality of context sponsors comprises a description of a product and a description of service. 
     
     
         10 . The product of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 definition logic operable to define at least one relationship between at least one of the plurality of service codes representing a medical diagnosis code and at least one of the plurality of service codes representing a medical procedure.   
     
     
         11 . The product of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 analyzer logic operable to analyze the service codes selected from the plurality of service codes in the service code selectable list during a patient-encounter to identify the content from one of the plurality of context sponsors to present to the provider.   
     
     
         12 . The product of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of the plurality of service codes represents a medical procedure code and at least two of the plurality of service codes represent a medical diagnosis code. 
     
     
         13 . The product of  claim 10 , wherein at least one relationship is defined between at least one of the plurality of service codes that represents a medical procedure code and at least two of the plurality of service codes that represent a medical diagnosis code. 
     
     
         14 . The product of  claim 8 , where the user interface logic operable to forward supplemental service code content to the patient is further operable to: receive supplemental service code content associated with the supplemental service code of the first service code from the third context sponsor; associate the supplemental service code content with a patient; and identify a preferred method of delivery to the patient. 
     
     
         15 . A system for delivering medical information and services comprising:
 a memory comprising:   user interface logic operable to:
 present a first service code time slot and a second service code time slot to a first context sponsor and a second context sponsor,
 where the first service code time slot and the second service code time slot identify a time period for a first service code and a second service code, respectively, 
 where the first service code and the second service code represent a medical procedure code or a medical diagnosis code comprising: a provider demographic code, a service priority code, and a supplemental service code; 
 
 receive a request from the first context sponsor and the second context sponsor, respectively, for the first service code time slot, or the second service code time period, or both the first service code time slot or the second service code time period; 
 receive content from the first context sponsor and the second context sponsor associated with the first service code and the second service code, respectively; 
 present content from the first context sponsor for the first service code to a provider by evaluating the provider demographic code to determine the selection of the first service code, wherein the provider demographic code identifies a set of service codes from the plurality of service codes for a medical procedure code or a medical diagnosis provided by other providers that practice the medical specialties of the provider; 
 request the third context sponsor forward supplemental service code content associated with the supplemental service code of the first service code to the provider; and 
 forward supplemental service code content to a patient; 
   definition logic operable to assign: the first context sponsor the first service code time slot; the second context sponsor the second service code time slot; and a third context sponsor the supplemental service code associated with the first service code;   generation logic operable to generate a charge to a payer based on the first service code selected;   a provider database; and   a processor coupled to the memory and the database and operable to execute the user interface logic, definition logic and generation logic.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , where the provider database is controlled by the provider and comprises supplemental service code content associated with the supplemental service code of the first service code. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , where the user interface logic operable to forward supplemental service code content to the patient is further operable to: authorize the provider to forward supplemental service code content to the patient; receive supplemental service code content associated with the supplemental service code of the first service code from the third context sponsor; associate the supplemental service code content with a patient; and identify a preferred method of delivery to the patient. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , where the supplemental service code further comprises a supplemental service priority code and a supplemental service code time slot. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 15 , where the user interface logic operable to receive content from the first context sponsor is further operable to:
 present a content template for the first context sponsor to input content;   accept content entered in the content template; and   receive modifications to the content entered in the content template.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17 , where the preferred method of delivery to the patient comprises: manual delivery to physical address of patient; provider office location; electronic messaging to the patient; and patient voice messaging. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 18 , further operable to present a first supplemental service code time slot to the third context sponsor, and receive a request from the third context sponsor for the first supplemental service code time slot.