Concepts for viewing and accessing claim versions
View Patent ↗Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for accessing, navigating, and displaying multiple versions of claims in an efficient and customer-friendly manner. In various embodiments, claims can be processed and stored such that they can be displayed via an interface in a graphical format (e.g., textual, circular, hierarchical, etc.).
1. A method for viewing claim versions, the method comprising:
receiving, via one or more processors, a claim;
storing, via the one or more processors, the claim (a) as a first version of the claim, (b) in association with a date and a time, (c) in association with an external claim identifier, and (d) in association with a first internal claim identifier corresponding to the first version of the claim;
processing, via the one or more processors, the claim in accordance with one or more claims processing rules;
storing, via the one or more processors, the processed first version of the claim as a second version of the claim, wherein the second version of the claim is stored in association with (a) a date and a time the first version of the claim was processed, (b) the external claim identifier, (c) the first internal claim identifier corresponding to the first version of the claim, and (d) a second internal claim identifier corresponding to the second version of the claim; and
causing display (a) of at least a portion of the first version of the claim, (b) of at least a portion of the second version of the claim, and (c) the relationship between the first version of the claim and the second version of the claim in a graphical format based at least in part on the first internal claim identifier.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical format is selected from the group consisting of a hierarchical format, a circular format, and tabular format.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising indicating the second version of the claim as the current version of the claim.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a third version of the claim; and
storing the third version of the claim in association with (a) a date and a time, (b) the external claim identifier, and (c) a third internal claim identifier corresponding to the third version of the claim.
5. The method of claim 4 further comprising indicating the third version of the claim as the current version of the claim.
6. The method of claim 5 further comprising causing display (a) of at least a portion of the first version of the claim, (b) of at least a portion of the second version of the claim, (c) of at least a portion of the third version of the claim, and (d) the relationship between the first version of the claim, the second version of the claim, and the third version of the claim in a graphical format based at least in part on the first internal claim identifier and the second internal claim identifier.
7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:
receiving input requesting display of information associated with the second version of the claim; and
causing display of the information associated with the second version of the claim.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the graphical format indicates that the information associated with the second version of the claim is being displayed.
9. The method of claim 1 further comprising populating a claim version name field for the first version of the claim.
10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
determining a total number of claim versions associated with the external claim identifier; and
causing display of the total number of claim versions associated with the external claim identifier.
11. The method of claim 1 further comprising causing display of an indication that the first version of the claim is locked.
12. The method of claim 1 further comprising causing display of an indication that a specific action has been performed for the claim.
13. A computer program product for viewing claim versions, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
an executable portion configured to receive a claim;
an executable portion configured to store the claim (a) as a first version of the claim, (b) in association with a date and a time, (c) in association with an external claim identifier, and (d) in association with a first internal claim identifier corresponding to the first version of the claim;
an executable portion configured to process the claim in accordance with one or more claims processing rules;
an executable portion configured to store the processed first version of the claim as a second version of the claim, wherein the second version of the claim is stored in association with (a) a date and a time the first version of the claim was processed, (b) the external claim identifier, (c) the first internal claim identifier corresponding to the first version of the claim, and (d) a second internal claim identifier corresponding to the second version of the claim; and
an executable portion configured to cause display (a) of at least a portion of the first version of the claim, (b) of at least a portion of the second version of the claim, and (c) the relationship between the first version of the claim and the second version of the claim in a graphical format based at least in part on the first internal claim identifier.
14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the graphical format is selected from the group consisting of a hierarchical format, a circular format, and tabular format.
15. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising an executable portion configured to indicate the second version of the claim as the current version of the claim.
16. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising:
an executable portion configured to receive a third version of the claim; and
an executable portion configured to store the third version of the claim in association with (a) a date and a time, (b) the external claim identifier, and (c) a third internal claim identifier corresponding to the third version of the claim.
17. The computer program product of claim 16 further comprising an executable portion configured to indicate the third version of the claim as the current version of the claim.
18. The computer program product of claim 17 further comprising an executable portion configured to cause display (a) of at least a portion of the first version of the claim, (b) of at least a portion of the second version of the claim, (c) of at least a portion of the third version of the claim, and (d) the relationship between the first version of the claim, the second version of the claim, and the third version of the claim in a graphical format based at least in part on the first internal claim identifier and the second internal claim identifier.
19. The computer program product of claim 18 further comprising:
an executable portion configured to receive input requesting display of information associated with the second version of the claim; and
an executable portion configured to cause display of the information associated with the second version of the claim.
20. The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein the graphical format indicates that the information associated with the second version of the claim is being displayed.
21. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising an executable portion configured to populate a claim version name field for the first version of the claim.
22. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising:
an executable portion configured to determine a total number of claim versions associated with the external claim identifier; and
an executable portion configured to cause display of the total number of claim versions associated with the external claim identifier.
23. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising an executable portion configured to cause display of an indication that the first version of the claim is locked.
24. The computer program product of claim 13 further comprising an executable portion configured to cause display of an indication that a specific action has been performed for the claim.
25. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
receive a claim;
store the claim (a) as a first version of the claim, (b) in association with a date and a time, (c) in association with an external claim identifier, and (d) in association with a first internal claim identifier corresponding to the first version of the claim;
process the claim in accordance with one or more claims processing rules;
store the processed first version of the claim as a second version of the claim, wherein the second version of the claim is stored in association with (a) a date and a time the first version of the claim was processed, (b) the external claim identifier, (c) the first internal claim identifier corresponding to the first version of the claim, and (d) a second internal claim identifier corresponding to the second version of the claim; and
cause display (a) of at least a portion of the first version of the claim, (b) of at least a portion of the second version of the claim, and (c) the relationship between the first version of the claim and the second version of the claim in a graphical format based at least in part on the first internal claim identifier.
26. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the graphical format is selected from the group consisting of a hierarchical format, a circular format, and tabular format.
27. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to indicate the second version of the claim as the current version of the claim.
28. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
receive a third version of the claim; and
store the third version of the claim in association with (a) a date and a time, (b) the external claim identifier, and (c) a third internal claim identifier corresponding to the third version of the claim.
29. The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to indicate the third version of the claim as the current version of the claim.
30. The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to cause display (a) of at least a portion of the first version of the claim, (b) of at least a portion of the second version of the claim, (c) of at least a portion of the third version of the claim, and (d) the relationship between the first version of the claim, the second version of the claim, and the third version of the claim in a graphical format based at least in part on the first internal claim identifier and the second internal claim identifier.
31. The apparatus of claim 30 , wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
receive input requesting display of information associated with the second version of the claim; and
cause display of the information associated with the second version of the claim.
32. The apparatus of claim 31 , wherein the graphical format indicates that the information associated with the second version of the claim is being displayed.
33. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to populate a claim version name field for the first version of the claim.
34. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
determine a total number of claim versions associated with the external claim identifier; and
cause display of the total number of claim versions associated with the external claim identifier.
35. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to cause display of an indication that the first version of the claim is locked.
36. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to cause display of an indication that a specific action has been performed for the claim.