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Emergency Department Management Process
US Patent:
2003006, Apr 10, 2003
Filed:
Sep 30, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/260972
Inventors:
James Higginbotham - Bainbridge GA, US Ellisa Mathis - Waywass GA, US
International Classification:
G06F017/60
US Classification:
705/002000
Abstract:
An integrated resource allocation and billing process for an emergency medicine facility with a flexibility to adapt to other healthcare/patient settings. A key element is the addition of a “mLINC.” The “mLINC” is a nurse who is responsible for the integration of the billing and patient management decisions in the emergency department. This individual would perform his or her duties contemporaneously with patient treatment. The person known as mLINC applies a set process (preferably automated using computer software) to maximize the provision of compensable services and significantly shorten the accounts receivable lag time for the emergency department.