ASSESSING PRACTITIONER VALUE IN MULTI-PRACTITIONER SETTINGS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- utilizing a memory and at least one processor coupled to said memory to perform a method comprising;
obtaining a plurality of actual outcome data points comprising actual outcomes for a plurality of episodes of a professional team process applied to one or more situations;
obtaining a practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome for said process, wherein said practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome represents the expected outcome for a situation;
for each given one of said actual outcome data points, equating said given one of said actual outcome data points to said practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome multiplied by a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices for each of a plurality of participating practitioner entities, each of said participating practitioner entity outcome indices being raised to an exponent comprising a corresponding one of a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity type indices, to obtain a plurality of equations, wherein;
the practitioner entity outcome indices comprise an indication of the performance level of a practitioner with regard to a specific outcome;
the practitioner entity type indices comprises an indication of the degree of impact of a particular practitioner type; and
solving said plurality of equations to obtain estimated values of said unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices and estimated values of said unknown participating practitioner entity type indices to provide a Practitioner Value Assessment Tool, configured to rate and rank participating practitioners individually or in groups in their contribution to an outcome of a professional team process, where each individual participating practitioner has a different skill set and contributes to a different part of the professional team process.
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Abstract
A plurality of actual outcome data points, including actual outcomes for a plurality of episodes of a process, are obtained for the process. A practitioner-independent baseline outcome is also obtained for the process. For each given one of the actual outcome data points, the given one of the actual outcome data points is equated to the practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome multiplied by a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices for each of a plurality of participating practitioner entities. Each of the participating practitioner entity outcome indices is raised to an exponent including a corresponding one of a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity type indices, to obtain a plurality of equations. The plurality of equations are solved to obtain estimated values of the unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices and estimated values of the unknown participating practitioner entity type indices.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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utilizing a memory and at least one processor coupled to said memory to perform a method comprising; obtaining a plurality of actual outcome data points comprising actual outcomes for a plurality of episodes of a professional team process applied to one or more situations; obtaining a practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome for said process, wherein said practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome represents the expected outcome for a situation; for each given one of said actual outcome data points, equating said given one of said actual outcome data points to said practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome multiplied by a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices for each of a plurality of participating practitioner entities, each of said participating practitioner entity outcome indices being raised to an exponent comprising a corresponding one of a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity type indices, to obtain a plurality of equations, wherein; the practitioner entity outcome indices comprise an indication of the performance level of a practitioner with regard to a specific outcome; the practitioner entity type indices comprises an indication of the degree of impact of a particular practitioner type; and solving said plurality of equations to obtain estimated values of said unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices and estimated values of said unknown participating practitioner entity type indices to provide a Practitioner Value Assessment Tool, configured to rate and rank participating practitioners individually or in groups in their contribution to an outcome of a professional team process, where each individual participating practitioner has a different skill set and contributes to a different part of the professional team process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, said computer readable program code configured to cause a processor to perform a method comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of actual outcome data points comprising actual outcomes for a plurality of episodes of a professional team process applied to one or more situations; obtaining a practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome for said process, wherein said practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome represents the expected outcome for a situation; for each given one of said actual outcome data points, equating said given one of said actual outcome data points to said practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome multiplied by a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices for each of a plurality of participating practitioner entities, each of said participating practitioner entity outcome indices being raised to an exponent comprising a corresponding one of a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity type indices, to obtain a plurality of equations, wherein; the practitioner entity outcome indices comprise an indication of the performance level of a practitioner with regard to a specific outcome; the practitioner entity type indices comprises an indication of the degree of impact of a particular practitioner type; and solving said plurality of equations to obtain estimated values of said unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices and estimated values of said unknown participating practitioner entity type indices to provide a Practitioner Value Assessment Tool, configured to rate and rank participating practitioners individually or in groups in their contribution to an outcome of a professional team process, where each individual participating practitioner has a different skill set and contributes to a different part of the professional team process. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor, coupled to said memory, and operative to; obtain a plurality of actual outcome data points comprising actual outcomes for a plurality of episodes of a professional team process applied to one or more situations; obtain a practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome for said process, wherein said practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome represents the expected outcome for a situation; for each given one of said actual outcome data points, equate said given one of said actual outcome data points to said practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome multiplied by a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices for each of a plurality of participating practitioner entities, each of said participating practitioner entity outcome indices being raised to an exponent comprising a corresponding one of a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity type indices, to obtain a plurality of equations, wherein; the practitioner entity outcome indices comprise an indication of the performance level of a practitioner with regard to a specific outcome; the practitioner entity type indices comprises an indication of the degree of impact of a particular practitioner type; and solve said plurality of equations to obtain estimated values of said unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices and estimated values of said unknown participating practitioner entity type indices to provide a Practitioner Value Assessment Tool, configured to rate and rank participating practitioners individually or in groups in their contribution to an outcome of a professional team process, where each individual participating practitioner has a different skill set and contributes to a different part of the professional team process. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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means for obtaining a plurality of actual outcome data points comprising actual outcomes for a plurality of episodes of a professional team process applied to one or more situations; means for obtaining a practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome for said process, wherein said practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome represents the expected outcome for a situation; means for, for each given one of said actual outcome data points, equating said given one of said actual outcome data points to said practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome multiplied by a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices for each of a plurality of participating practitioner entities, each of said participating practitioner entity outcome indices being raised to an exponent comprising a corresponding one of a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity type indices, to obtain a plurality of equations, wherein; the practitioner entity outcome indices comprise an indication of the performance level of a practitioner with regard to a specific outcome; the practitioner entity type indices comprises an indication of the degree of impact of a particular practitioner type; and means for solving said plurality of equations to obtain estimated values of said unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices and estimated values of said unknown participating practitioner entity type indices to provide a Practitioner Value Assessment Tool, configured to rate and rank participating practitioners individually or in groups in their contribution to an outcome of a professional team process, where each individual participating practitioner has a different skill set and contributes to a different part of the professional team process.
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