Patents
US 10950329 B2: Hybrid human and computer-assisted coding workflow
- Granted
- 2021-03-16
- Filed
- 2015-11-13 application 14941445
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A computer system increases the efficiency with which billing codes may be generated based on a chart, such as a medical chart. The computer system provides the chart to a computer-assisted coding (CAC) module, which produces an initial set of billing codes and an initial assessment of the accuracy and/or completeness of the codes. The computer system decides whether to send the initial set of billing codes to an initial human reviewer. If the computer system sends the initial set of billing codes to the initial human reviewer, then the initial human reviewer reviews the chart and the output of the CAC module, and attempts to fix errors in the CAC output. The system provides the chart and the current (initial or modified) codes to a final human reviewer, who may be more highly skilled than the initial human reviewer, for final verification and modification.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210316.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMODAL IP LLC 47 patents | US company or organization | Franklin, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detlef Koll | Pittsburgh, PA | 47 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Finke | Pittsburgh, PA | 77 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John McKenna | Cumming, GA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Derek Nichols | Douglasville, GA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G16H | Healthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data | G16H10/60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q10/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY signed 2024-02-01 | SOLVENTUM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES COMPANY MAPLEWOOD, MN | 66435/347 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-12-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MMODAL IP LLC signed 2020-11-24 | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY SAINT PAUL, MN | 54567/854 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-04-14 | Name change Change of address | MMODAL IP LLC signed 2014-08-05 | MMODAL IP LLC FRANKLIN, TN | 42271/858 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-05-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MCKENNA, JOHN signed 2015-03-31 FINKE, MICHAEL signed 2015-04-10 KOLL, DETLEF signed 2015-04-10 NICHOLS, DEREK signed 2015-04-10 | MMODAL IP LLC FRANKLIN, TN | 38607/356 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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