System and method for analyzing and presenting physician quality information
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- obtaining from one or more data sources data about health care that was provided by a plurality of physicians;
from the data, computing a set of metrics for the plurality of physicians;
receiving preferences that are specified by a consumer, the preferences identifying physician attributes that are desired by the consumer;
deriving from the specified consumer preferences a set of weights for the set of metrics; and
for a group of physicians that is selected by the consumer from among the plurality of physicians, computing a ranking of those physicians based upon the computed set of metrics and the derived set of weights.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for compiling and presenting physician quality information to consumers are provided. The physician quality information system aggregates data from data sources such as claims data, patient satisfaction data, and public discharge data and computes metrics based on definitions. These metrics can be things such as mortality rate, patient wait time after the scheduled appointment, and whether a physician performed a certain test when a specified set of symptoms were present. The consumer is presented with the physician quality information system through a website. The consumer can enter his or her preferences regarding the physician search into the website and these preferences are used to customize the report that is generated from the information that is computed and complied by the physician quality information system.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining from one or more data sources data about health care that was provided by a plurality of physicians; from the data, computing a set of metrics for the plurality of physicians; receiving preferences that are specified by a consumer, the preferences identifying physician attributes that are desired by the consumer; deriving from the specified consumer preferences a set of weights for the set of metrics; and for a group of physicians that is selected by the consumer from among the plurality of physicians, computing a ranking of those physicians based upon the computed set of metrics and the derived set of weights. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving a consumer selection of a geographic location and at least one of a physician type and a medical procedure; displaying a list of physicians based on the consumer selection; receiving preferences that are specified by a consumer, the preferences identifying physician attributes that are desired by the consumer; and for a group of physicians that is selected by the consumer from among the plurality of physicians, displaying a report that presents metrics on the group of physicians, presents a summary of a group of metrics in a category, and presents an overall ranking of the group of physicians customized to the preferences specified by the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a claims database and a public discharge database; a quality rules application engine in communication with the claims database and the public discharge database, wherein the quality rules engine computes a set of metrics for the plurality of physicians; a consumer preferences module that receives consumer preferences, the preferences identifying physician attributes that are desired by the consumer, and that derives from the specified consumer preferences a set of weights for the set of metrics; and a physician quality website that displays a ranking of those physicians based upon the computed set of metrics and the derived set of weights for a group of physicians that is selected by the consumer from among the plurality of physicians. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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means for providing a data source; means for providing an engine in communication with the means for providing a data source, wherein the means for providing an engine computes a set of metrics for the plurality of physicians; consumer preferences means for receiving consumer preferences, the preferences identifying physician attributes that are desired by the consumer, and for deriving from the specified consumer preferences a set of weights for the set of metrics; and means for displaying a ranking of those physicians based upon the computed set of metrics and the derived set of weights for a group of physicians that is selected by the consumer from among the plurality of physicians. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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