Remote access medical network

Abstract

Abstract A remote access medical network (10) which minimizes paperwork in connection with health care services includes an insurance network (12) for processing an insurance claim. A remote terminal (30, 34, 38, 42) located at a health care service provider sends the insurance claim to the insurance network. A card reader (32, 36, 40, 44) coupled to the remote terminal (30, 34, 38, 40) reads information about a patient from a patient health care card (50) for completing the insurance claim, and reads payment information from the health care card (50) for completing payment to the health care service provider. The patient health care card (50) is preferably a smart card (50). The smart card (50) may be used to provide payment to the service provider. Insurance payments are obtained by transmitting the insurance claim to the insurance network (12). A financial network (13) credits a bank account of the service provider via an electronic funds transfer.

Inventors

• 👤 Rhoda Yaker
• 👤 David Paul Laughlin
• 👤 William Richard Horst

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