System and Methods for Providing Incentives for Health Care Providers

摘要

A system and method is disclosed whereby a health care provider is offered a benefit in exchange for the performance of specified activities of a patient. The patient activities may take the form of a purchase of prescribed or recommended products or services, such as prescription drugs, undergoing prescribed or recommended health care procedures, or participation in health-oriented programs or activities, such as a specified exercise regimen. In one embodiment, a benefit is provided to a health care provider upon verification of the adherence of a patient to a specified health-related activity. In one embodiment a benefit is provided to both a provider and a patient upon verification of the patient's adherence to a specified health-related activity. In one embodiment, patient adherence is facilitated by distributing benefit cards to patients wherein the benefit card identifies the patient as registered in an adherence program and is associated with a benefit account for receiving program benefits. In one embodiment, the benefit card account is associated with the patient's health or prescription insurance account so as to verify adherence using claims submitted to the patient's health insurer. In one embodiment, the benefit card operates as a payment card allowing the cardholder to redeem benefits.