US Patent No: 7,263,493

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Delivering electronic versions of supporting documents associated with an insurance claim

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Abstract

Methods and systems for requesting and delivering supporting documents to an insurance carrier to enable the carrier to process an insurance claim for services rendered by an institutional health care provider. Hard copies of supporting documents are converted to electronic images that are accessible by the carrier through the Internet, thereby eliminating the need for communication between the provider and the carrier through regular mail. The images are indexed based upon the insurance claim, the provider, the patient, and/or the carrier to enable the carrier to access the images associated with a specific insurance claim efficiently. In addition, the insurance claim can be pre-adjudicated prior to delivering the claim to the carrier for processing and can be approved and paid before the carrier processes the claim.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
NETDEPOSIT, LLCSALT LAKE CITY, UT13

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Provost, Wayne A Las Vegas, NV 10 327
Trimble, Ryan M Laguna Hills, CA 4 14

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Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
OLTINE ACQUISITIONS NY L.L.C. (4)
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BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA (1)
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OLTINE ACQUISTITIONS NY LLC (1)
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Maintenance Fees

Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
7.5 Year Payment $3600.00 $1800.00 $900.00 Feb 28, 2015
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Feb 28, 2019
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00