System and method for the rationalization of physician data
Patent 5784635 Issued on July 21, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 31, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 31, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesComputer method for automatic extraction of commonly specified information from business correspondence Advanced data capture architecture data processing system and method for scanned images of document forms Enhanced apparatus and methods for retrieving and selecting profiled textural information records from a database of defined category structures Electronic data interchange system for managing non-standard data System and method for automatic data file format translation and transmission having advanced features Medical history documentation system and method Patent #: 5704371 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 777796 filed on 12/31/1996US Classes:712/32, Microprocessor or multichip or multimodule processor having sequential program control710/63, Universal710/65, Input/Output data modification712/36, Application specific715/522, Format information in separate file715/523, Format transformation715/524, Detecting format code change715/908Document format layout templateExaminersPrimary: Shah, Alpesh M.Assistant: Nguyen, Dung Van Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 007/06AbstractA system and method for rationalizing physician data in which source data is collected from source computers located at, for example, physicians' offices, hospitals, testing laboratories and pharmacies. Source data is expected to be in diverse formats and syntax, according to the particular hardware/software/operating system configuration of the source computer. Source data is converted to a common format, advantageously ASCII text, and is parsed and binned into a standard data element "layout." Source data is then cross-referenced and cleaned against standard data resources such as Medicare UPIN tables and AMA ICD9 tables. In this way, analogous data elements acquire a common alphanumeric syntax. Keying errors may also be corrected and missing information may be supplied. Source data is then ready to be accumulated into a standard database of universal format. The database may be processed in various ways to provide reports to physician groups and Independent Practice Associations ("IPAs") to support critical information systems.Other References
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