Clinical operational and gainsharing information management system
First Claim
1. A method for increasing resource utilization efficiency and identifying areas to enhance quality, said method comprising the steps of:
- collecting data for a clinical procedure performed at the point of patient care;
establishing a benchmark based upon at least a portion of said data; and
standardizing said clinical procedure based upon said benchmark.
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Abstract
A clinical information management system. The clinical information management system is implemented by allocating 310 resources and conducting 320 medical procedures. The data from allocating the resources and conducting medical procedures is collected 330 in a database. After the completion of each medical procedure, work and cost reduction opportunities are identified 340 to establish 350 a benchmark for the average utilization of resources for a particular type of procedure once a benchmark is established, particular types of procedures may be standardized 360 to include only the necessary resources which are then requisitioned 370 for future procedures. Data is collected and stored for a clinical procedure. Waste and cost reduction opportunities are identified; resulting in the establishment of a benchmark. The clinical procedure is then standardized based upon the benchmark. Resources are requisitioned based upon the standardized procedure.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for increasing resource utilization efficiency and identifying areas to enhance quality, said method comprising the steps of:
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collecting data for a clinical procedure performed at the point of patient care;
establishing a benchmark based upon at least a portion of said data; and
standardizing said clinical procedure based upon said benchmark. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable medium on which is stored a computer program for increasing resource utilization efficiency, and identifying areas to enhance quality, said computer program comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, perform the steps of:
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collecting data for a clinical procedure performed at the clinical practice and entering said data on said web page;
establishing a benchmark based upon at least a portion of said data; and
standardizing said clinical procedure based upon said benchmark characteristic.
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22. A method enabling a user to increase resource utilization efficiency, and identifying areas to enhance quality, using a computer and a telecommunications link between the computer and the web site, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a web page to the computer;
collecting data for a clinical procedure performed at the clinical practice and entering said data on said web page;
establishing a benchmark based upon at least a portion of said data; and
standardizing said clinical procedure based upon said benchmark.
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23. A hypermedia document for measuring operational efficiency and effectiveness of a clinical practice and identify areas to enhance quality, said hypermedia document comprising:
a plurality of hyperlinks providing access to a plurality of files stored on a web site, at least one of said files being adapted for performing the following steps;
collecting data for a clinical procedure performed at the clinical practice;
establishing a benchmark based upon at least a portion of said data; and
standardizing said clinical procedure based upon said benchmark.
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