PRICE TRANSPARENCY SEARCH AND BUNDLING FOR SURGERIES AND MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND SERVICES

摘要

A system or method for providing price transparency medical procedures or services. The system or method can allow a user to search by desired attributes (e.g., cost, procedure, location, etc.) to obtain, previously unpublished pricing information for medical care. The system or method provides comparison of the costs of in-network and out-of-network medical services and cash-only payments. The user can choose medical care at a desired location, and schedule an appointment. Bundled packages of medical services and ancillary services can be offered to enable the user to compare bundled costs based on in-network and out of network medical services and cash-only payments. Any costs calculated by the system or method can account for copayments and deductibles and can enable a user to compare total out-of-pocket expenses with a cash-only payment option. Advertisement revenue can be obtained on a click-through basis based on a healthcare provider profile.

主权项

1. A medical system comprising:
a memory configured to store data; and a processor connected with the memory and, based at least in part on information provided by a user, configured to:
determine a medical procedure, anddetermine a price for the medical procedure using the data stored in the memory, the price determined based on at least one of an in-network price for the medical procedure, an out-of-network price for the medical procedure, a copayment price for the medical procedure, a deductible price for the medical procedure, and a cash-only price for the medical procedure.