Performance outcomes benchmarking

• US 20030158749A1
• Filed: 11/20/2001
• Published: 08/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chironet, LLC
• Original Assignee: Chironet, LLC
• Inventors: Polyakov, Vadim, Zimberg, Stephen E., Olchanski, Vladislav, Rossiter, Louis F., Bovbjerg, Viktor E., Green, Jennifer S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,862,656 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines

Abstract

A technique for benchmarking performance outcomes is disclosed. In one embodiment, the technique is realized by creating and managing feedback reports for a benchmarking process. More particularly the technique includes acquiring primary data at the source, compiling the data in an analytically meaningful manner for benchmarking, preparing web-based reports and maintaining and managing cumulative historical data and reports.

Claims

1. A method for outcomes monitoring comprising the steps of:

collecting at least two outcomes data sets;

converting the at least two outcomes data sets into at least one outcomes result;

establishing a norm for an outcomes data group, the outcomes data group comprising a plurality of the at least two outcomes data sets;

comparing a selected one of the at least one outcomes result to the norm; and

generating at least one outcomes monitoring report comprising the selected one of the at least one outcomes result and the norm.

2. The method of claim 1,

transmitting the at least two outcomes data sets to a data processor.

3. The method of claim 1,

selectively restricting access to the outcomes monitoring report.

4. The method of claim 1,

posting the outcomes monitoring report to a webpage.

5. The method of claim 4,

selectively restricting access to the webpage.

6. The method of claim 1,

collecting the at least two outcomes data sets from at least one user entity at a plurality of discrete intervals.

7. The method of claim 6,

generating the outcomes report from at least two of the plurality of discrete intervals.

8. The method of claim 1,

collecting the outcomes data sets from a plurality of user entities,

individually identifying and converting the outcomes data sets for each user entity of the plurality of user entities, and

wherein the outcomes data sets from the plurality of user entities comprises the outcomes data group.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the outcomes monitoring report includes at least one outcomes result for a selected user entity of the plurality of user entities and at least one comparison of the norm to the selected one of the least one outcomes result for the selected user entity.

10. A computer signal embodied in a carrier wave readable by a computing system and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process performing the method recited in claim 1.

11. A method for outcomes monitoring of surgical procedures comprising the steps of:

collecting at least two primary source surgical outcomes data sets;

converting the at least two primary source surgical outcomes data sets into at least one outcomes result;

establishing a norm for an outcomes data group, the outcomes data group comprising a plurality of the at least two outcomes data sets,

comparing a selected one of the at least one outcomes result to the norm; and

generating at least one outcomes monitoring report comprising the selected one of the at least one outcomes result and the norm.

12. The method of claim 11,

transmitting the at least two primary source surgical outcomes data sets to a data processor.

13. The method of claim 11,

selectively restricting access to the outcomes monitoring report.

14. The method of claim 11,

posting the outcomes monitoring report to a webpage.

15. The method of claim 14, selectively restricting access to the webpage.

16. The method of claim 11,

collecting the at least two primary source surgical outcomes data sets from a plurality of surgical centers;

individually identifying and converting the at least two primary source outcomes data sets for each surgical center of the plurality of surgical centers; and

wherein the outcomes data sets from the plurality of surgical centers comprises the outcomes data group.

17. The method of claim 16,

wherein the outcomes monitoring report includes at least one outcomes result for a selected surgical center of the plurality of surgical centers and at least one comparison of the norm to the selected one of the least one outcomes result for the selected surgical center.

18. A computer signal embodied in a carrier wave readable by a computing system and encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process performing the method recited in claim 11.

19. An apparatus for outcomes monitoring, the apparatus comprising:

a data collection portion wherein the data collection portion collects at least two outcomes data sets;

a data processor portion wherein the data processor portion receives the at least two outcomes data sets from the data collection portion and wherein the data processor comprises;

a converter portion wherein the converter portion converts the at least two outcomes data sets into an at least one outcomes result;

a norm establishing portion wherein the norm establishing portion establishes a norm for an outcomes data group, the outcomes data group comprising a plurality of the at least two outcomes data sets,

a comparison portion wherein the comparison portion compares a selected one of the at least one outcomes result to the norm; and

a report generation portion wherein the report generation portion generates at least one outcomes monitoring report comprising the at least one outcomes result and the norm.

20. The apparatus for outcomes monitoring of claim 19, further comprising a webpage portion wherein the at least one outcomes monitoring report is posted to a webpage.

21. The apparatus for outcomes monitoring of claim 19, further comprising a security portion, the security portion selectively restricting access to the at least two outcomes data sets, the at least one outcomes result and the at least one outcomes monitoring report.

22. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the at least two outcomes data sets are surgical procedures outcomes data sets.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the at least two surgical procedures outcomes data sets are primary source data sets.

24. An article of manufacture for outcomes monitoring, the article of manufacture comprising:

at least one processor readable carrier; and

instructions carried on the at least one carrier;

wherein the instructions are configured to be readable from the at least one carrier by at least one processor and thereby cause the at least one processor to operate so as to;

collect at least two outcomes data sets;

convert the at least two outcomes data sets into at least one outcomes result;

establish a norm for an outcomes data group, the outcomes data group comprising a plurality of the at least two outcomes data sets;

compare a selected one of the at least one outcomes result to the norm; and

generate at least one outcomes monitoring report comprising the selected one of the at least one outcomes result and the norm.

25. A signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to monitor outcomes by performing the steps of:

collecting at least two outcomes data sets;

converting the at least two outcomes data sets into at least one outcomes result;

establishing a norm for an outcomes data group, the outcomes data group comprising a plurality of the at least two outcomes data sets,

comparing a selected one of the at least one outcomes result to the norm; and

generating at least one outcomes monitoring report comprising the selected one of the at least one outcomes result and the norm.