ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,505,473, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to MEDCOM SOLUTIONS INC. (Pittsburgh).
"Medical procedure charge analysis and restructuring tools and techniques" was invented by Carlee Hallo (Pittsburgh), Rebecca Mumford (Pittsburgh), Ziwei Yi (Pittsburgh), Nike Cromes (Pittsburgh) and William A. Hunt (Pittsburgh).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Computer-implemented tools, techniques, and algorithms are provided for meeting financial targets in connection with medical procedures (e.g., surgical operations) performed by a healthcare entity. A method for restructuring classification of multiple medical procedures for a healthcare entity may be prov...