| HUMANA INC. Patent applications |
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| 20160035243 | PORTABLE HEALTH ACTIVITY TRACKING DEVICE - A portable electronic device that assists in the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle by recording biometric measurement data, confirming completion of healthy activities, and generating graphs from biometric measurement data. The device may comprise a speaker for providing instructions to users as to how the portable device is to be used, results of biometric measurements, counting down the time remaining until a biometric measurement has been obtained, etc. The device may connect to a remote computer of a health care facility, health care provider, or insurance provider. Completion data for health activities is recorded. As the user completes measurements or other health activities such as appointments, the third party may provide a code for the user to record in the device to signal completion of the activity. The device may also be used to record data related to a user's participation in a rewards program. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034649 | INTEGRATED HEALTH AND WEALTH ACCOUNT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized method and system for managing a multi-function, integrated account. The account may span multiple legal entities and contain both health and wealth data. The account may contain data pertaining to participants' health insurance, supplemental insurance, and other types of insurance (both health and non-health) and may track payment data, claim data, co-pays, etc. as well as data pertaining to the health of participants. Health data may further comprise information pertaining to participants' weight, body mass index, blood pressure, and fitness level. The multi-function account comprises financial data such as investment data, brokerage data, mortgage data, and savings, debit, and credit account data. Participants are further rewarded for partaking in certain health and financial activities and for performing certain health and financial tasks. Participants may dial a single telephone number or access a single web site in order to access the health and wealth data of the multi-function account. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20150262262 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAISING FUNDS WHILE ENCOURAGING WELLBEING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY - A computerized system and method for the creation and management of fundraising events. The system and method support creation of fundraising groups comprising team members that participate in physical activity to raise donations for a certain entity or organization. Individual team members utilize a device (e.g., pedometer) that measures activity during a specified time period. Pledges for donations are made by sponsors that log into a website and pledge to donate a certain amount of money based on the physical activity performed by a fundraising team member. Some fundraising groups may comprise multiple teams. Different teams of the same group may have different fundraising goals or objectives. The website of the system may link a fundraising group to its different fundraising teams. All teams of a fundraising group may raise money for a single entity or the teams of a fundraising group may raise funds for different entities. | 09-17-2015 |
| 20150187226 | COMPUTERIZED HEALTH COACHING PLATFORM - An automated system and method for use by health coaches to provide health coaching services to members of a health benefits plan. The platform supports the entry of member data, completion and analysis of assessments, and the development of a health or wellness plan or program for each member. Coaches develop health and wellness plans or programs for members by defining goals and one or more activities for each goal. The platform supports tracking of progress toward goals. Calendaring and task features allow the coach to remain in contact with members. The level of interaction between a coach and a member varies according to the member's needs so the calendaring and task features provide flexibility in scheduling initial and follow-up communications. In addition to defining tasks, coaches may enter progress notes that also assist the coach in determining the level and type of communication to initiate. | 07-02-2015 |
| 20150182840 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND RECRUITING INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE - A system and method for promoting physical activity in children and recruiting individuals to participate in the program for physical activity. Promotion of physical activity is centered around an entertainment event such as a movie release. A variety of physical activities are related to the entertainment event to encourage and entice children to participate. Children and their parents are directed to a website where they can learn about the entertainment event and how they can participate in the physical activities as well as to recruit other children to participate. Children participate in the physical activities and then track their participation at the web site. Prizes and rewards are issued to reward the children for their participation in the activities and to keep them interested in the program. The program combines the entertainment event with online and real world experiences while keeping the children engaged in physical activities. | 07-02-2015 |
| 20130083032 | BIOMETRIC DATA DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - An interactive biometric display system and method for collecting and displaying biometric data. The display system comprises a device for identifying a user and at least one biometric input device (e.g., heart rate sensor). A user provides identifying data via the identifying device and biometric data via the biometric input device. The biometric data (e.g., heartbeat) is measured and recorded with a timestamp. Graphical objects for each user are presented (e.g., a heart) and move around the screen in relation to the biometric data. Attributes of graphical objects (e.g., size, color, color saturation, and height) may vary over time indicating the recency of the data. The display system may further comprise a sound component to play sound related to the biometric data. Visual as well as sound attributes may diminish, fade, or disappear over time and may be refreshed when a new reading for the user is received. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20120158427 | PHARMACY PERSONAL CARE ACCOUNT - A method for providing insurance coverage to a subscriber comprises offering an insurance policy to the subscriber wherein the insurance policy comprises providing allowances to pay for one or more expenses covered by the insurance policy and providing monetary credits to the subscriber for any unused portion of a given allowance where the monetary credits can be used to cover the cost of a subsequent allowed expense. The insurance policy may be a pharmacy benefits plan. The covered expenses may be pharmacy expenses. The allowed expenses may be medical expenses which qualify under Section 213 of the US Internal Revenue Code for payment by an employer without the subscriber having to declare the payment as taxable income. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20110153353 | PHARMACY PERSONAL CARE ACCOUNT - A method for providing insurance coverage to a subscriber comprises offering an insurance policy to the subscriber wherein the insurance policy comprises providing allowances to pay for one or more expenses covered by the insurance policy and providing monetary credits to the subscriber for any unused portion of a given allowance where the monetary credits can be used to cover the cost of a subsequent allowed expense. The insurance policy may be a pharmacy benefits plan. The covered expenses may be pharmacy expenses. The allowed expenses may be medical expenses which qualify under Section 213 of the US Internal Revenue Code for payment by an employer without the subscriber having to declare the payment as taxable income. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110093289 | MEDICARE PHARMACY CALCULATOR II - A method and apparatus for providing a Medicare Part D Pharmacy Benefits Calculator. A computer user inputs data for prescriptions to be purchased by a prospective insured for a plan period. The prescription data includes a quantity, a days supply, and a number of fills. The data for each prescription the user enters is used to calculate anticipated out-of-pocket costs for the prescriptions for one or more pharmacy benefits plans available to the prospective insured. The cost data is presented to the user in a way that illustrates how out-of-pocket costs will vary over the course of a plan period. The user may view costs for alternative drugs and alternatives sources of drugs. The user may vary and expand the presentation of the cost data to better understand the available plan benefits. The invention helps prospective insureds decide among alternative Medicare Part D pharmacy benefits plans offered by one or more insurance companies. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20100036677 | COMPUTERIZED SETTLEMENT AND INVOICE VALIDATION SYSTEM FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES - A computerized settlement and invoice validation application that enables a payor to validate the charges from a healthcare services provider and to better manage contracting and performance management functions. The application supports claims adjudication and payment processing. It validates all patient activity data that is received from healthcare services providers. Patient activity data relates to episodes involving a single patient care event. The application applies to episodes rules related to clinical and financial requirements for the payor. The application tracks details related to application of the rules to episodes and identifies reasons that an episode fails. Episodes that fail are routed to appropriate staff for review and action. Following review, an episode may be accepted for payment or challenged for various reasons. The application automates a variety of manual tasks and limits manual review to only those activities that require further attention and action. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20090198518 | PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRIOR AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An online application for approving prior authorization requests for prescription drugs. The application is used by pharmacy benefits providers, physicians, and pharmacies to request prior authorizations for drugs and to receive approvals automatically if a requested drug meets authorization criteria. The online application is accessible through a group pharmacy benefits provider portal on a web site. Requests are processed through a pharmacy benefits manager computer that determines whether prior authorization is required and through a pharmacy benefits provider computer when the pharmacy benefits manager computer determines that prior authorization is required. Requests that meet certain authorization criteria are approved automatically. Requests that cannot be approved automatically are submitted for review by a clinical pharmacy review division that access requests through a drug request transaction computer. | 08-06-2009 |
