Inventors:
H. Keith Boone - Duluth GA, US
Cecil R. Dearborne - Chicago IL, US
Brian S. Kaplan - San Francisco CA, US
Laurie H. Maiser - Plymouth MN, US
David D. Montgomery - New York NY, US
Gayle Y. Popp - Morristown NJ, US
Glenn A. Stolar - Chanhassen MN, US
Deborah L. Worrell - Naperville IL, US
Jim D. Emery - Chapel Hill NC, US
Stuart R. Friedman - Chicago IL, US
Melissa H Nuttall - Chicago IL, US
Praveen G. Thadani - Roselle IL, US
Nada M. Hakimi - Chicago IL, US
Katherine B. Hatting - Berwyn PA, US
William P. Whitely - Wayzata MN, US
David A. Rey - Lafayette CA, US
Robert S. Frisch - Newton MA, US
Brian A. Johnson - Winnetka IL, US
International Classification:
A06Q 40/00
US Classification:
705 4, 705 2, 705 3, 705 28, 705 32, 705 40, 709204, 707104
Abstract:
A method for administrating healthcare services allows providers to select cost-sharing levels for each service. Cost-share selections and other provider practice characteristics are stored in a dynamic, cost-sharing database. Individuals seeking a provider can access the database through a network and perform a provider search based on selected criteria. Individuals that receive services from a provider pay the appropriate cost-share at the time of service, and an administrator pays an additional amount based on a fee schedule specifying the amount the administrator will pay for the specified service.