1. A system for processing claim data related to patient healthcare in response to clinical events, comprising: an interface processor for receiving messages identifying clinical events related to corresponding claim data elements concerning a patient; a source of rules for validating claim data elements concerning provision of individual services to a patient; a rules processor for automatically initiating application of a plurality of rules derived from said rules source to identify claim data element deficiencies and automatically correcting claim data element deficiencies to make a claim for reimbursement valid for payment by a payer organization in response to receiving said messages identifying said clinical events; and a result processor for automatically initiating performance of an action in response to a result derived by said application of said rules to individually validate different claim data elements.