Billing support in a high throughput computer-aided detection environment
View Patent ↗A method for generating billing statements using information relating to patient identification and film images from patients. The method provides a billing output from a CAD system including the steps of performing a processing operation on patient cases with a CAD system and identifying a status associated with the output of the CAD system. The CAD processing status is computed and stored for each case in association with the patient information. A database storing the joint information provides an efficient method for generating billing statements.
1. A method of providing a billing output from a Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) system comprising the steps of:
performing an automated batch processing operation on at least one case with the CAD system, wherein the automated batch processing continues even after errors occur in the processing;
identifying a status corresponding to successful/unsuccessful processing of the at least one case;
associating the status with the output of the CAD system;
storing information corresponding to the status in a searchable format;
inputting a search query for retrieval of stored information matching the search query;
incorporating the retrieved information in the billing statement; and
billing only for the processing with the successful processing status associated with it.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein data corresponding to successful/unsuccessful processing of the at least one case affects the billing statement.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein multiple case are processed and the number of cases that result in successful/unsuccessful processing affect the billing statement.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the search query corresponds to a time period.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the output includes an authentication.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the authentication comprises an authorization number.
7. The method of claim 5 wherein multiple cases are processed and the authorization number is determined based on the number of cases with successful/unsuccessful processing and at least one other affecting factor.