Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Healthcare provider bill validation and payment
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Application No.: US16019816Application Date: 2018-06-27
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Publication No.: US10664921B1Publication Date: 2020-05-26
- Inventor: Jeremy L. Frens , Patrick J. Coughlin , Peter J. Hinden , Daniel M. Battista
- Applicant: Red-Card Payment Systems, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Louis
- Assignee: Red-Card Payment Systems, LLC
- Current Assignee: Red-Card Payment Systems, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Louis
- Agency: Smith & Hopen, P.A.
- Agent Nicholas Pfeifer
- Main IPC: G06Q40/08
- IPC: G06Q40/08 ; G06Q20/10 ; G06K9/00 ; G06Q20/40 ; G06F16/33

Abstract:
A system for validation of healthcare provider bills includes obtaining an image of the bill on a mobile device which uses optical character recognition to resolve the patient, provider and amount due as alphanumeric characters. This collection of data is cross-referenced against an explanation of benefits (EOB) generated by a third-party administrator which relays the portion of the healthcare provider bill covered by insurance versus what is the patient's responsibility. The EOB and provider bill are validated against each other so the patient can make payment in an accurate amount.
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