Inventors:
Scott Strayer - Charlottesville VA, US
International Classification:
G06F017/60
Abstract:
A method and software system, for capturing and encoding healthcare services and processing healthcare claims, preferably through capturing information at the point of service through a Hand Held Computer relevant to the medical treatment furnished by the healthcare provider, encoding the health care services, and submitting the healthcare claims to a Centralized Coding Facility , either directly to the Centralized Coding Facility , or from the Hand Held Computer to a Desk Top Computer System and then to the Centralized Coding Facility , by means of a hard-wired connection transmission, wireless transmission, or infra-red beam transmission, or combination of those three means, for the purpose of submission of the healthcare claims to the proper insurance company or other paying entity, and for a more expedient, efficient and cost effective payment and reimbursement to the healthcare provider for healthcare services rendered.