MEDICAL DECISION AUDITING METHOD AND SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for assessing compliance of a medical related decision made by a medical professional, the method comprising:
- providing access to a plurality of databases, each of the plurality of databases containing medical related information and rules governing medical care;
receiving medical analysis information from the medical professional, the medical analysis information being used by the medical professional to make the medical related decision;
applying at least one of the rules governing medical care to the medical analysis information;
auditing the medical related decision made by the medical professional for compliance with the rules; and
providing an indication to the medical professional of compliance or non-compliance of the medical related decision with the rules.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring a medical related decision made by a medical professional includes providing access to a plurality of databases. Each of the plurality of databases contains medical related information and rules governing medical care. The method also includes receiving medical analysis information from the medical professional. The medical analysis information may be used by the medical professional to make the medical related decision. The method may further include applying at least one of the rules to the medical analysis information received from the medical professional, and auditing the medical related decision made by the medical professional for compliance with the rules. The method may further include providing an indication to the medical professional of compliance or non-compliance of the medical related decision with the rules.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for assessing compliance of a medical related decision made by a medical professional, the method comprising:
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providing access to a plurality of databases, each of the plurality of databases containing medical related information and rules governing medical care;
receiving medical analysis information from the medical professional, the medical analysis information being used by the medical professional to make the medical related decision;
applying at least one of the rules governing medical care to the medical analysis information;
auditing the medical related decision made by the medical professional for compliance with the rules; and
providing an indication to the medical professional of compliance or non-compliance of the medical related decision with the rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for assessing compliance of a medical related decision made by a medical professional, the method comprising:
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receiving medical analysis information from the medical professional, the medical analysis information being used by the medical professional to make the medical related decision;
applying at least one rule governing medical care to the medical analysis information;
auditing the medical related decision made by the medical professional for compliance with the at least one rule; and
providing results of the audit;
wherein auditing the medical related decision made by the medical professional for compliance with the rules is automated. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A medical related decision compliance assessment system comprising:
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at least one user interface;
a plurality of databases stored on a memory and each accessible using said at least one user interface, each of the plurality of databases containing medical related information and rules governing medical care; and
an auditing system in communication with said plurality of databases;
wherein at least one of the rules is applied to medical analysis information used by the medical professional to make a medical decision, and wherein the auditing system audits a medical related decision made by the medical professional for compliance with the rules; and
wherein an indication is provided to the medical professional of compliance or non-compliance of the medical related decision with the rules. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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