METHOD FOR AUTOMATING MEDICAL BILLING

摘要

A system and method provide for automatic billing for medical services or supplies. Processors may search patient medical files and medical documents to find keys and/or codes associated with the medical services or supplies. Processors may determine costs associated with the medical services or supplies based on the found medical codes. Processors may also create billing documents including all or part the cost and automatically send the billing documents to entities responsible for payment of the medical services or supplies.

主权项

1. A method comprising the steps of:
searching a medical document with a medical code search processor to find one or more medical codes associated respectively with one or more medical services or medical supplies; determining with a cost determination processor a price associated with the one or more medical services or medical supplies based on the one or more medical codes; and creating with a billing processor a first billing document which provides at least a portion of the price.