Healthcare consumer information tool
First Claim
1. A reporting tool for health care consumers for presenting information about a health care entity, comprising:
- a header listing for providing physical information of the health care entity;
a body listing for providing a plurality of category headings, a plurality of metrics for each of the plurality of category headings, and assessments of the health care entity for each of the plurality of metrics, wherein each of the assessments are factual or descriptive; and
a footer listing for providing information designated by the health care entity;
wherein the header listing, the body listing and the footer listing are arranged to be suggestive of a nutrition label arrangement, as provided in 21 C.F.R. (Apr. 1, 2003 edition) section 101.9(d)(12).
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Abstract
A health care consumer information tool may include a header listing, a body listing and a footer listing. The header listing may provide physical information about a health care entity. The body listing may provide a series of category headings, each having a series of metrics. For each metric a factual or descriptive assessment of the health care entity may be displayed. The footer listing may provide information designated by the health care entity itself. The header, body and footer listing may be arranged to be like a nutrition label, as provided in 21 C.F.R. (Apr. 1, 2003 edition) section 101.9(d)(12). The tool may be available to consumers in print, online, or in another accessible format.
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24 Claims
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1. A reporting tool for health care consumers for presenting information about a health care entity, comprising:
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a header listing for providing physical information of the health care entity;
a body listing for providing a plurality of category headings, a plurality of metrics for each of the plurality of category headings, and assessments of the health care entity for each of the plurality of metrics, wherein each of the assessments are factual or descriptive; and
a footer listing for providing information designated by the health care entity;
wherein the header listing, the body listing and the footer listing are arranged to be suggestive of a nutrition label arrangement, as provided in 21 C.F.R. (Apr. 1, 2003 edition) section 101.9(d)(12). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for generating a reporting tool for health care consumers that presents information about a health care entity, the method comprising:
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choosing a plurality of metrics of interest to the health care consumers;
creating a definition for each of the plurality of metrics that describes how to measure the metric;
receiving data from the health care entity for a plurality of assessments corresponding to the plurality of metrics; and
generating a report for the health care entity based on the plurality of metrics and the plurality of assessments, wherein the report is configured to be suggestive of a nutrition label arrangement, as provided in 21 C.F.R. (Apr. 1, 2003 edition) section 101.9(d)(12). - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A reporting tool for health care consumers for presenting information about a health care entity, comprising:
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a listing for providing a plurality of category headings, a plurality of metrics for each of the plurality of category headings, and assessments of a health care entity for each of the plurality of metrics, wherein each of the assessments are factual or descriptive;
wherein the listing is arranged to be suggestive of a nutrition label arrangement, as provided in 21 C.F.R. (Apr. 1, 2003 edition) section 101.9(d)(12).
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