Sean J Hickman

US Patent:

20090172695, Jul 2, 2009

Filed:

Dec 28, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/966736

Inventors:

Bruce Ian Lazaroff - Manchester CT, US
Youyi Mao - Hamden CT, US
Sean James Hickman - East Hartford CT, US
Peter Robert Nicholson - Langhorne PA, US

Assignee:

Aetna Inc. - Hartford CT

International Classification:

G06F 9/54

US Classification:

719314

Abstract:

In embodiments, an implementation of a service oriented architecture is provided including an application service bus capable of approximating point-to-point performance by reducing the format transformation of application messages by way of relaying them in a native format when the message format of a consumer application and/or service provider application is supported by the service bus. Preferably, the service bus is capable of supporting multiple message formats and transport protocols and comprises a plurality of components including a Service Initiator module, a Service Terminus module, a Service Locator module, and a Transport module. The service bus provides logical isolation between a consumer application and a provider application by exposing a set of interfaces for relaying service request and service response messages between the applications.

US Patent:

20130066820, Mar 14, 2013

Filed:

Sep 7, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/606650

Inventors:

Atul Apte - North Las Vegas NV, US
Ashok Chennuru - Powell OH, US
Sean J. Hickman - Glastonbury CT, US
Rickey Tang - Southwick MA, US

Assignee:

WELLPOINT, INC. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G06N 5/02

US Classification:

706 46

Abstract:

The systems and methods relate to decision making processes. Data associated with a request for a decision is received. Risks associated with the request are identified. Decision queries associated with each of the identified risks are determined. Any non-standard attributes associated with each of the identified risks are identified. A confidence level threshold for each of the identified risks is determined. A decision recommendation, generated by a machine learning component, is received. The decision recommendation includes a response to each of the one or more decision queries, determined based on the exceptional attributes, if any, and a confidence level associated with the response. The confidence level is compared to the confidence level threshold. Based on the comparison, a decision path for responding to the request is determined. Decision path actions are determined based on the decision path.

US Patent:

20130110755, May 2, 2013

Filed:

Oct 25, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/660566

Inventors:

Aruna Guruprasad - Lodi NJ, US
Sean J. Hickman - Glastonbury CT, US
Ashok Chennuru - Powell OH, US
Atul Apte - North Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

WELLPOINT, INC. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G06N 5/02

US Classification:

706 46

Abstract:

Decision support information rendering systems and processes. A request for pre-authorization of a medical procedure for a medical condition is received. Data describing the request for pre-authorization is received. A recommendation regarding approval of the request for pre-authorization is received, the recommendation being generated by evidence based decision intelligence system.

US Patent:

20130197938, Aug 1, 2013

Filed:

Aug 23, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/592861

Inventors:

Yousef Bayouk - Irvine CA, US
Ashok Chennuru - Powell OH, US
Rickey Tang - Southwick MA, US
Sean J. Hickman - Glastonbury CT, US
Omar Latif - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

WELLPOINT, INC. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

705 3

Abstract:

Systems, methods and computer-readable media for creating and using a health data record. Data relating to a patient's health is received from one or more information sources. The data includes unstructured data and structured data elements. The unstructured data is parsed to identify data elements. At least some of the structured data elements and at least some of the data elements parsed from the unstructured data are normalized to create normalized data elements. A weight is assigned to the normalized data elements. The normalized data elements are mapped in accordance with an ontology. The mapped data is stored in a data repository in accordance with a data model.

US Patent:

20130250960, Sep 26, 2013

Filed:

Mar 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/425660

Inventors:

Sean Hickman - Glastonbury CT, US
Surajit Pal - Glen Allen VA, US
Youyi Mao - Woodbridge CT, US
Rickey Tang - Southwick MA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/56

US Classification:

370398

Abstract:

A service request message is received. The service request message includes a payload portion and a context portion. Constituency specific attributes of the service request message and domain specific attributes of the service request message are identified from the payload portion. Context attributes, a service consumer identity, a service name and a service version are identified from the context portion. A service registry is queried using the service consumer identity, the service name and the service version to identify service metadata. An endpoint address to route the service request message is identified using the one or more constituency specific attributes, the one or more domain specific attributes and the service metadata.