(19)
(11) EP 1 493 117 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.03.2004

(43) Date of publication:
05.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/01

(21) Application number: 03723890.4

(22) Date of filing: 03.04.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/60
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/010191
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/087979 (23.10.2003 Gazette 2003/43)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 09.04.2002 US 371027 P
20.09.2002 US 247980

(71) Applicant: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation
Malvern, PA 19355 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • FITZGERALD, David
    West Grove, PA 19390 (US)
  • LUCAS, Brian
    Springfield, PA 19064 (US)
  • LONG, Greg
    Conshohocken, PA 19428 (US)
  • KLASSEN, SR., David Hiebert
    Paoli, PA 19301 (US)
  • HUNTER, John
    North Wales, PA 19454 (US)
  • ZIMMERMAN, Jon
    Pitman, NJ 08071 (US)

(74) Representative: French, Clive 
Siemens AG,Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München
80506 München (DE)

   


(54) A SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING HEALTHCARE CLAIM DATA