William R Marvin

US Patent:

8538875, Sep 17, 2013

Filed:

Nov 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/556875

Inventors:

Christopher D. Seib - Costa Mesa CA, US
Andrew A. Betz - Pasadena CA, US
Brian R. Bentow - Bell Canyon CA, US
Elmahdi Erraji - Costa Mesa CA, US
William F. Marvin - Philadelphia PA, US

Assignee:

Instamed Communications LLC - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00
G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 40, 705 2

Abstract:

Methods and systems for acquiring a pre-approval from a responsible party and receiving funds from a financial account related to the pre-approval in the healthcare field are described herein. A method for collecting payment from an individual for services rendered by a provider is disclosed. The method includes verifying an individual's eligibility for benefits, estimating an individual responsibility amount, acquiring authority from the individual for up to the individual responsibility amount on at least one financial account held by the individual, submitting one or more claims to one or more payer entities requesting compensation for the services rendered by the provider, deducting an amount from the at least one financial account held by the individual, and transferring the deducted amount to the provider.

US Patent:

20070100664, May 3, 2007

Filed:

Nov 3, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/556551

Inventors:

Christopher Seib - Costa Mesa CA, US
Brian Bentow - Bell Canyon CA, US
William Marvin - Philadelphia PA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705002000, 705004000, 705041000

Abstract:

A magnetic swipe card for storing and transmitting data is described herein. The magnetic swipe card includes a magnetic stripe having at least two tracks holding encoded data. A first track at least includes data for at least one first party payment source. A second track at least includes data for healthcare eligibility information for at least one card holder, and or at least one unique identifier or a format identifier referencing healthcare eligibility information.

US Patent:

20120296815, Nov 22, 2012

Filed:

Jul 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/559904

Inventors:

Christopher D. Seib - Costa Mesa CA, US
Andrew A. Betz - Pasadena CA, US
Brian R. Bentow - Bell Canyon CA, US
Elmahdi Erraji - Costa Mesa CA, US
William F. Marvin - Philadelphia PA, US

Assignee:

INSTAMED COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - PHILADELPHIA PA

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705 39

Abstract:

Methods and systems for acquiring a pre-approval from a responsible party and receiving funds from a financial account related to the pre-approval in the healthcare field are described herein. A method for collecting payment from an individual for services rendered by a provider is disclosed. The method includes verifying an individual's eligibility for benefits, estimating an individual responsibility amount, acquiring authority from the individual for up to the individual responsibility amount on at least one financial account held by the individual, submitting one or more claims to one or more payer entities requesting compensation for the services rendered by the provider, deducting an amount from the at least one financial account held by the individual, and transferring the deducted amount to the provider.

US Patent:

20140074500, Mar 13, 2014

Filed:

Nov 12, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/078372

Inventors:

Andrew A. BETZ - Pasadena CA, US
Brian R. BENTOW - Bell Canyon CA, US
Elmahdi ERRAJI - Costa Mesa CA, US
William F. MARVIN - Philadelphia PA, US

Assignee:

INSTAMED COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

G06Q 50/00
G06Q 20/14

US Classification:

705 2

Abstract:

Methods and systems for acquiring a pre-approval from a responsible party and receiving funds from a financial account related to the pre-approval in the healthcare field are described herein. A method for collecting payment from an individual for services rendered by a provider is disclosed. The method includes verifying an individual's eligibility for benefits, estimating an individual responsibility amount, acquiring authority from the individual for up to the individual responsibility amount on at least one financial account held by the individual, submitting one or more claims to one or more payer entities requesting compensation for the services rendered by the provider, deducting an amount from the at least one financial account held by the individual, and transferring the deducted amount to the provider.