Method of managing the provision of healthcare and system for effecting same
First Claim
1. A method of managing the provision of healthcare to at least one customer in a healthcare institution managed by a healthcare provider, the method comprising the acts of:
- establishing a relationship between the healthcare provider and a healthcare vendor;
communicating a management program from the healthcare vendor to the healthcare provider, wherein the management program includes a plan of care, a documentation tool, and an indemnity instrument;
implementing the management program at the healthcare institution for a fixed fee; and
transferring a payment from the healthcare provider to the healthcare vendor for at least a portion of the fixed fee.
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Abstract
A healthcare management program designed to reduce the risk of having adverse outcomes, and the costs of liability associated with those adverse outcomes, during the provision of healthcare. The management program is provided by a healthcare vendor to a healthcare provider for a fixed fee. The management program includes a plan of care that defines protocols to utilize during the provision of care to customers, documentation tools that provide evidence of the treatment and progress of each customer, and indemnity instruments which distribute the risks associated with the provision of care between the healthcare provider and the healthcare vendor.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of managing the provision of healthcare to at least one customer in a healthcare institution managed by a healthcare provider, the method comprising the acts of:
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establishing a relationship between the healthcare provider and a healthcare vendor;
communicating a management program from the healthcare vendor to the healthcare provider, wherein the management program includes a plan of care, a documentation tool, and an indemnity instrument;
implementing the management program at the healthcare institution for a fixed fee; and
transferring a payment from the healthcare provider to the healthcare vendor for at least a portion of the fixed fee. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of managing the provision of skin and wound care to at least one customer in a healthcare institution managed by a healthcare provider, the method comprising the acts of:
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establishing a relationship between the healthcare provider and a healthcare vendor;
communicating a skin and wound care management program from the healthcare vendor to the healthcare provider, wherein the skin and wound care management program includes a plan of care having a pressure management component, a skin maintenance component, and a wound care component, a documentation tool for entering and tracking data relating to the at least one customer, and an indemnity instrument which distribute financial risks associated with the provision of skin and wound care to the at least one customer between the healthcare provider and the healthcare vendor;
implementing the skin and wound care management program at the healthcare institution for a fixed fee; and
transferring a payment from the healthcare provider to the healthcare vendor for at least a portion of the fixed fee. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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