UnitedHealth Group had three patents in ecommerce during Q1 2024. The patent filed by UnitedHealth Group Inc in Q1 2024 describes a care estimate module that operates on a central computing entity to determine a care estimate for a potential provider to provide a service to a patient. The module uses patient identifying information, service identification, eligibility information, patient location, and provider address to generate a care estimate notification for the user computing entity. GlobalData’s report on UnitedHealth Group gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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UnitedHealth Group grant share with ecommerce as a theme is 66% in Q1 2024. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: Automated electronic medical record (EMR) analysis via point of care computing systems (Patent ID: US20240047032A1)
The patent filed by UnitedHealth Group Inc. describes a system where a care estimate module on a central computing entity receives patient information and service identification, determines a potential provider based on eligibility and location, and generates a care estimate for the service. This estimate is then sent to a user computing entity for review. The method involves communicating with provider computing entities, determining suitable providers for estimation processes, generating notifications readable by point-of-care systems, and transmitting these notifications to display provider information and estimation outputs.
The patent claims detail the method and apparatus for executing the above process, including steps like transmitting API calls to provider computing entities, performing eligibility checks, generating estimated costs for procedures, lab work, or prescriptions, and sending scheduling requests. The notifications are formatted based on the point-of-care system's identity, and trigger events are identified by a listener. The apparatus includes processors, communication interfaces, and memory with computer program code, while the computer program product comprises non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with executable program code portions. Overall, the patent focuses on efficiently estimating care costs, identifying providers, and facilitating communication between different computing entities in the healthcare system.
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