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  Automated configuration of medical practice management systemsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080021732. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/832,073, entitled "Automated Installation and Configuration of Medical Practice Management Systems," filed on Jul. 20, 2006, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002]The present invention relates generally to methods and systems, including computer program products, for automated configuration of medical practice management systems. BACKGROUND [0003]Before the advent of networked systems and computers, medical patient workflow and billing was a manual process. Doctors, nurses, and receptionists used paper-based records to keep track of which tests a patient had undergone, what the patient's insurance would and would not cover, and how claims for healthcare items and/or services would be settled. As computers became more widely utilized, many medical practitioners used computers for electronic record keeping and billing statement generation. [0004]With many medical practices, the number of patients that the practice serves fluctuates from day to day or season to season. As a result, the number and/or complexity of transactions that a medical practice management system processes for a given time period also fluctuates. These transactions, however, are important to the proper functioning of a medical practice management system. Examples of transactions include patient eligibility for a payment with respect to healthcare items and/or services, referral verification and approval, and claims processing transactions. When interacting with third-party payors such as insurance companies, it is often difficult to determine if the payors' processing system can handle a given volume of data that needs to be processed for the medical practice management system to function. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0005]One approach to automated computerized configuration of medical practice management systems is a method. The method includes receiving first information associated with a medical practice. One or more requests for second information are generated based on the first information and/or one or more insurance rules that apply to one or more payor servers, which are associated with the medical practice based on the first information. Second information, which comprises information for submission of medical claims to the one or more payor servers, is received based on the one or more requests for second information. Configuration information for the medical practice management system is generated based on the first information and/or the second information. [0006]Another approach to automated computerized configuration of medical practice management systems is a computer program product. The computer program product is tangibly embodied in an information carrier. The computer program product includes instructions being operable to cause a data processing apparatus to receive first information associated with a medical practice. One or more requests for second information are generated based on the first information and/or one or more insurance rules that apply to one or more payor servers, which are associated with the medical practice based on the first information. Second information, which comprises information for submission of medical claims to the one or more payor servers, is received based on the one or more requests for second information. Configuration information for the medical practice management system is generated based on the first information and/or the second information. [0007]Another approach to automated computerized configuration of medical practice management systems is a system. The system includes a medical practice module and a server configuration module. The medical practice module is configured to receive first information associated with a medical practice. The medical practice module is further configured to receive second information, which comprises information for submission of medical claims to one or more payor servers, based on one or more requests. The server configuration module is configured to generate the one or more requests for the second information based on the first information and/or one or more insurance rules that apply to the one or more payor servers, which are associated with the medical practice based on the first information. The server configuration module is further configured to generate configuration information for the medical practice management system based on the first information and the second information. [0008]Another approach to automated computerized configuration of medical practice management systems is a system. The system includes a means for receiving first information associated with a medical practice. The system further includes a means for receiving second information, which comprises information for submission of medical claims to one or more payor servers, based on one or more requests. The system further includes a means for generating the one or more requests for the second information based on the first information and/or one or more insurance rules that apply to the one or more payor servers, which are associated with the medical practice based on the first information. The system further includes a means for generating configuration information for the medical practice management system based on the first information and the second information. [0009]In other examples, any of the approaches above can include one or more of the following features. The configuration information comprises information utilized to select third information for submission to a payor server and/or information utilized to format the selected third information for submission to the payor server. The configuration information is merged with stored configuration information for the medical practice. The stored configuration information for the medical practice is replaced with the configuration information. [0010]In some examples, whether to request additional information is determined based on the first information, the second information, and/or the one or more insurance rules that apply to the one or more payor servers. One or more requests for additional information is generated based on the first information, the second information, and/or the one or more insurance rules that apply to the one or more payor servers. Additional information, which comprises information for submission of medical claims to the one or more payor servers, is received based on the one or more requests for additional information. Configuration information for the medical practice management system is generated based on the first information, the second information, and/or the additional information. [0011]In other examples, the first information and the second information are being received from a user. A user interface is dynamically updated based on the first information and/or the second information. [0012]In some examples, the first information includes medical group information, tax information, provider information, legal information, department information, patient information, medical office information, hospital information, place of service information, signature information, user information, and/or user permission information. The second information includes payor information and/or information associated with an insurance rule. [0013]In other examples, the first information is different from the second information. The first information, the second information, and/or the configuration information is stored in a medical practice information database. One or more user interfaces for one or more users of the medical practice are generated based on the configuration information. The one or more users are healthcare professionals associated with the medical practice. [0014]In some examples, one or more rules for the medical practice management system are generated based on the configuration information. The first information and/or second information are checked to determine if one or more errors are associated with the first information and/or second information. The one or more errors includes incorrect information and/or missing information. [0015]In other examples, one or more requests are generated for correct information. Correct information is received based on the one or more requests for correct information. One or more rules associated with one or more payor servers are utilized to check the first information and/or the second information. [0016]In some examples, the configuration information includes medical claim processing information associated with the medical practice, medical claim processing information associated with one or more payor servers, and/or medical claim information utilized to generate medical claims for submission to one or more payor server. [0017]In other examples, a medical practice information database is configured to store the first information, the second information, and/or the configuration information. The server configuration module is further configured to check the first information and/or second information to determine if one or more errors are associated with the first information and/or second information. [0018]In some examples, the server configuration module is configured to generate one or more requests for correct information and receive correct information based on the one or more requests for correct information. [0019]Any of the approaches and examples above can provide one or more of the following advantages. An advantage is that a medical practice can quickly and efficiently configure the medical practice management system for the individualized needs of the medical practice. Another advantage is that the cost of configuring and setting up medical practice management systems for medical practices is significantly reduced through the use of the automated configuration. An additional advantage is that the medical practice management system can be quickly and efficiently changed based on changes to the medical practice. Another advantage is that a user that is not experienced with the system can quickly and accurately customize the system for the user's medical practice which decreases the cost of switching to the system. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES Continue reading... Full patent description for Automated configuration of medical practice management systems Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Automated configuration of medical practice management systems patent application. Patent Applications in related categories: 20080294456 - Assemblies and methods for storing, organizing, and administrating personal medications - A personal medications storage assembly and method of use for storing, organizing and administering medications for a patient. 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