Patient data quality review method and system
First Claim
1. In an automated patient data review system including a system memory, a program of instructions stored in the system memory, a processor coupled to the system memory and a system output device coupled to the processor, a method for automatically detecting, analyzing and classifying patient data reported on a plurality of payment claims, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing collections of patient data including patient identifiers and clinical data, misreporting tables and message tables in data files in the system memory;
storing classification data and case review tables in the data files in the system memory; and
automatically processing a plurality of patient cases, the step of processing the patient cases being performed by the processor in accordance with the program of instructions and including the steps of;
determining whether misreporting conditions exist in the stored clinical data, the misreporting conditions including actual or potential non-compliance with federally mandated coding and reporting rules and actual or potential failure to properly report complexities of the case;
generating at least one data quality message based upon the misreporting tables, the message tables and the determined misreporting conditions;
classifying the data quality messages generated for a case based upon the probability and relative seriousness or consequences of noncompliance with federal coding and reporting rules or the failure to report case complexities adequately;
displaying via the system output device the patient data including the patient identifiers and the clinical data;
displaying via the system output device at least one message based on the determined misreporting conditions in the patient data;
automatically accumulating aggregate case data and system analysis data on a plurality of patient cases and storing the aggregate case data and system analysis data in system data files in the system memory;
automatically analyzing the aggregate case data in order to identify patterns of aggregate case data; and
generating at least one analysis report for a plurality of patient cases based upon the analyzed aggregate case data.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided to review and control clinical data quality in the reporting of hospital claims data. The method and system perform data quality checks and generate turn-around documents that establish communications between coders and physicians in order to obtain the best description of a case for reporting purposes. The system provides file security and tracks cases through the entire review process to final reporting. Patient data and system performance data are aggregated into a common data base. From this integrated data base, a variety of summary reports are generated to identify systematic problems in data quality and to assess the success of the data correction process. The system interfaces with existing data systems to optimize the performance efficiency of a total health information system functioning within a hospital or within third-party claims review organizations including payers of hospital claims.
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77 Claims
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1. In an automated patient data review system including a system memory, a program of instructions stored in the system memory, a processor coupled to the system memory and a system output device coupled to the processor, a method for automatically detecting, analyzing and classifying patient data reported on a plurality of payment claims, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing collections of patient data including patient identifiers and clinical data, misreporting tables and message tables in data files in the system memory; storing classification data and case review tables in the data files in the system memory; and automatically processing a plurality of patient cases, the step of processing the patient cases being performed by the processor in accordance with the program of instructions and including the steps of; determining whether misreporting conditions exist in the stored clinical data, the misreporting conditions including actual or potential non-compliance with federally mandated coding and reporting rules and actual or potential failure to properly report complexities of the case; generating at least one data quality message based upon the misreporting tables, the message tables and the determined misreporting conditions; classifying the data quality messages generated for a case based upon the probability and relative seriousness or consequences of noncompliance with federal coding and reporting rules or the failure to report case complexities adequately; displaying via the system output device the patient data including the patient identifiers and the clinical data; displaying via the system output device at least one message based on the determined misreporting conditions in the patient data; automatically accumulating aggregate case data and system analysis data on a plurality of patient cases and storing the aggregate case data and system analysis data in system data files in the system memory; automatically analyzing the aggregate case data in order to identify patterns of aggregate case data; and generating at least one analysis report for a plurality of patient cases based upon the analyzed aggregate case data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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20. The method as claimed in claim wherein the step of determining whether misreporting conditions exist includes the step of determining the likelihood of truthfulness in reporting of claim data for a plurality of patients by quantifying unexploited opportunities to increase payment via the reporting of alternative diagnoses and procedure terms.
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40. A system for automatically detecting, analyzing and classifying patient data reported on a plurality of payment claims, the system comprising:
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a program of instructions for detecting, analyzing and classifying patient data; a system memory for storing the program of instructions, data files of collections of patient data including patient identifiers and clinical data, misreporting tables and message tables, and classification data and case review tables; a processor coupled to the system memory to carry out the program of instructions for; determining whether misreporting conditions exist in the stored clinical data, the misreporting conditions including actual or potential non-compliance with federally mandated coding and reporting rules and actual or potential failure to properly report complexities of the case; generating at least one data quality message based upon the misreporting tables, the message tables and the determined misreporting conditions; classifying the data quality message generated for each case based upon the classification data, the review tables and the determined misreporting conditions to obtain classification results; automatically accumulating aggregate case data and system analysis data on a plurality of patient cases and storing the aggregate case and system analysis data in system data files; and automatically analyzing the aggregate case data in order to identify patterns of aggregate case data; and
a system output device coupled to the processor for;displaying the patient data including the patient identifiers and the clinical data; displaying at least one message based on the determined misreporting conditions in the patient data; and generating at least one analysis report for a plurality of patient cases based upon the analyzed aggregate case data. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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