Method of empowering consumers-controlled health-care

• US 20050159980A1
• Filed: 09/27/2004
• Published: 07/21/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anuthep Benja-Athon
• Original Assignee: Anuthep Benja-Athon
• Inventors: Benja-Athon, Anuthep
• Application Number:
  US10/950,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20050159980A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

A method of gauging, monitoring and forecasting trends relating to the disbursements, managements and budgets of the health-care funds from which payments and disbursements are made to physicians and other health-care providers by a health-care consumer and health-care consumers purchasing and consuming health-care services from the physicians and health-care providers.

Claims

1. A method of gauging trends relating to the apportionments and disbursements of the health-care funds contributed or assigned to said funds by health-care consumer and buyer, health-care consumers and buyers by said consumers, buyers, consumers'"'"' employer, company, corporation, employers, companies or corporations henceforth entity or said health-care funds benefited from the American law and government'"'"'s policies by said health-care consumer, buyer, consumers, buyers, entity and government purchasing and consuming health-care services from physicians and other health-care providers and managing and budgeting said funds comprising:

a process of assigning a value to a disease;

a process of assigning a value to a procedure;

a process of assigning a value to a treatment;

a process of assigning a value to a disease in a geographic area;

a process of assigning a value to a procedure in a geographic area;

a process of assigning a value to a treatment in a geographic area;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a disease relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of diseases relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a disease relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a plurality of diseases relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a disease relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a plurality of diseases relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a disease per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a disease per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a disease per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a disease relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of diseases relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a disease relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a plurality of diseases relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a disease relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a plurality of diseases relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a disease per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a disease per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a disease per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of finds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of funds expended and the portions of funds not expended per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended per unit time relating to a plurality of health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of funds expended and the portions of funds not expended per unit time relating to a plurality of health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of forecasting trends relating to the elements utilized in said processes

a process of forecasting trends relating to the outcomes of said processes;

a process of forecasting trends relating to the outcomes in said processes;

a process of utilizing said trends to influence the health-care consumption of said health-care consumers;

a process of utilizing said trends to influence the health-care purchase of said health-care consumers;

a process of utilizing said trends to influence the health-care purchase of said entities; and

a process of utilizing said trends to influence the health-care purchase of said government.

2. A method of monitoring the expenses of and by the health-care consumers purchasing and consuming health-care services from the health-care providers and excercising controls on or determinations of the disbursements of portions of the health-care funds contributed or assigned to said funds by a health-care consumer and said consumers'"'"' employer, company, corporation, employers, companies or corporations henceforth entities or health-care funds benefited from the American law and government'"'"'s policies whereby an individual health-care consumer manages and budgets and said consumers manage and budget the portions of said health-care funds comprising:

a process of assigning a value to a disease;

a process of assigning a value to a procedure;

a process of assigning a value to a treatment;

a process of assigning a value to a disease in a geographic area;

a process of assigning a value to a procedure in a geographic area;

a process of assigning a value to a treatment in a geographic area;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a disease relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of diseases relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a disease relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a plurality of diseases relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a disease relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a plurality of diseases relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a disease per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a disease per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a disease per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a disease relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of diseases relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a disease relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a plurality of diseases relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a disease relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a plurality of diseases relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a disease per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a disease per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a disease per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of funds expended and the portions of funds not expended per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended per unit time relating to a plurality of health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of funds expended and the portions of funds not expended per unit time relating to a plurality of health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of finds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of forecasting trends relating to the elements utilized in said processes

a process of forecasting trends relating to the outcomes of said processes;

a process of forecasting trends relating to the outcomes in said processes;

a process of utilizing said trends to influence the health-care consumption of said health-care consumers;

a process of utilizing said trends to influence the health-care purchase of said health-care consumers;

a process of utilizing said trends to influence the health-care purchase of said entities; and

a process of utilizing said trends to influence the health-care purchase of said government.

3. A method of gauging trends relating to the disbursements, managements and budgets of the funds in the health-savings accounts and tax-advantaged health-care expense accounts from which disbursements are made to physicians and other health-care providers by a health-care consumer and health-care consumers purchasing and consuming health-care services from said physicians and health-care providers comprising:

a process of assigning a value to a disease;

a process of assigning a value to a procedure;

a process of assigning a value to a treatment;

a process of assigning a value to a disease in a geographic area;

a process of assigning a value to a procedure in a geographic area;

a process of assigning a value to a treatment in a geographic area;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a disease relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of diseases relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a disease relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a plurality of diseases relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a disease relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a plurality of diseases relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a disease per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a disease per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a disease per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to an individual health-care consumer;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a disease relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of diseases relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a disease relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a plurality of diseases relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a disease relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a plurality of diseases relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a disease per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a disease per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of procedures relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a disease per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of tallying monetary expenses on a plurality of treatments relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said individual health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures relating to said

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of funds expended and the portions of funds not expended per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended per unit time relating to a plurality of health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of funds expended and the portions of funds not expended per unit time relating to a plurality of health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments per unit time relating to a health-care consumer;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the portions of funds expended relating to the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a disease per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of diseases per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a procedure per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of procedures per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a treatment per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of determining the differences between the portions of the funds expended and the portions of funds not expended relating to a plurality of treatments per unit time relating to said health-care consumers;

a process of forecasting trends relating to the elements utilized in said processes

a process of forecasting trends relating to the outcomes of said processes;

a process of forecasting trends relating to the outcomes in said processes;

a process of utilizing said trends to influence the health-care consumption of said health-care consumers;

a process of utilizing said trends to influence the health-care purchase of said health-care consumers;

a process of utilizing said trends to influence the health-care purchase of said entities; and

a process of utilizing said trends to influence the health-care purchase of said government.