Jason J Chang

US Patent:

20120233068, Sep 13, 2012

Filed:

Mar 9, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/416292

Inventors:

Daniel Epstein - Somerville MA, US
Aaron Homer - Belmont MA, US
Jason Chang - Melrose MA, US
Jeff Kibler - South Boston MA, US
Cezary Wislocki-Wasecki - Natick MA, US
Geoffry Maletta - Northborough MA, US
Robert Nix - Concord MA, US

Assignee:

athenahealth, Inc. - Watertown MA

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 40

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for facilitating a payment collection process by enabling a patient to pre-authorize payment for future medical services not covered by the patient's healthcare payer. Rather than sending a statement to a patient instructing the payment to remit an outstanding balance, a practice management system automatically applies electronic funds for the patient's outstanding balance in accordance with terms of a contract executed between the patient and the medical practice at the time of service. By including contract terms such as a predefined maximum charge amount and limited contract duration, patients may feel that their electronic account information is safe and that they will be billed only for what they owe. Additionally, medical practices may have better assurance that remittance for medical services will be paid promptly by patients under the terms of the contract.

US Patent:

20120321186, Dec 20, 2012

Filed:

Apr 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/448581

Inventors:

Jason Chang - Cambridge MA, US

Assignee:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

G06K 9/34

US Classification:

382173

Abstract:

In an approach for sampling a distribution of segmentations of an image, the segmentations are based on a level set function. For each sample of the distribution, the sampling includes the following, for each of multiple iterations: randomly selecting a set of locations of the level set function, determining a domain of allowed perturbations of the level set function at the selected set of locations, and randomly accepting a perturbation of the level set function according to a criterion corresponding to a biased distribution over the domain of allowed perturbations of the level set function, wherein the bias is selected to increase a probability of accepting the perturbation. The sampling also includes determining the sample of the distribution of segmentations according to a perturbed level set function determined in a final iteration of the multiple iterations for the sample.

US Patent:

20130332186, Dec 12, 2013

Filed:

Aug 12, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/965032

Inventors:

Aaron Homer - Belmont MA, US
Jason Chang - Melrose MA, US
Jeff Kibler - South Boston MA, US
Cezary Wislocki-Wasecki - Natick MA, US
Geoffry Maletta - Northborough MA, US
Robert Nix - Concord MA, US

Assignee:

athenahealth, Inc. - Watertown MA

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

705 2

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for facilitating a payment collection process by enabling a patient to pre-authorize payment for future medical services not covered by the patient's healthcare payer. Rather than sending a statement to a patient instructing the payment to remit an outstanding balance, a practice management system automatically applies electronic funds for the patient's outstanding balance in accordance with terms of a contract executed between the patient and the medical practice at the time of service. By including contract terms such as a predefined maximum charge amount and limited contract duration, patients may feel that their electronic account information is safe and that they will be billed only for what they owe. Additionally, medical practices may have better assurance that remittance for medical services will be paid promptly by patients under the terms of the contract.

US Patent:

20200377929, Dec 3, 2020

Filed:

May 29, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/887649

Inventors:

- Cambridge MA, US
Jason Y.H. Chang - Cambridge MA, US
Sylvain Ladame - Tring, GB
Dana Al Sulaiman - London, GB

International Classification:

C12Q 1/6806
C12Q 1/6823
G01N 21/64
C12M 1/34

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to a device, comprising a base and a plurality of microneedles attached to the base, wherein each microneedle has an outer surface; the outer surface of at least one microneedle being coated with a composition comprising at least one polymer and least one Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA). The present disclosure additionally relates to a method of detecting an analyte in interstitial fluid (ISF), comprising contacting the device to a subject, for example, to human skin.

US Patent:

20150314681, Nov 5, 2015

Filed:

May 5, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/269490

Inventors:

- Bloomington IL, US
Gregory Dwayne Carter - Bloomington IL, US
James M. Freeman - Normal IL, US
Vaidya Balasubramanian Pillai - Springfield IL, US
Jason Chang - Roselle IL, US
David W. Thurber - Sherman IL, US

Assignee:

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY - Bloomington IL

International Classification:

B60K 28/06

Abstract:

The method, system, and computer-readable medium facilitates monitoring a vehicle operator during the course of vehicle operation to determine whether the vehicle operator is impaired (e.g., distracted, drowsy, intoxicated) and alerting the vehicle operator using a haptic alert delivered by a wearable computing device worn by the vehicle operator when impairment is detected. The method, system, and computer-readable medium may monitor the vehicle operator, the environment surrounding the vehicle, and/or forces acting on the vehicle using a variety of sensors, including optical sensors or accelerometers. In particular, optical sensors may monitor the vehicle operator to detect eye blinks, head nods, head rotations, and/or gaze fixation. Optical sensors may also monitor the road ahead of the vehicle to detect lane deviation, lane centering, and time to collision. Accelerometers may detect acceleration in the direction of vehicle travel and/or lateral acceleration.