System for evaluating treatment of chest pain patients

• US 6,228,027 B1
• Filed: 03/31/2000
• Issued: 05/08/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AMC Registry Incorporated
• Original Assignee: AMC Registry Incorporated
• Inventors: Joseph, Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): O'Connor, Cary
• Assistant Examiner(s): CARTER, RYAN CHRISTOPHER
• Application Number:
  US09/540,139
• Time in Patent Office: 403 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/301, 600/481, 600/483-484, 128/898, 128/920
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/92 Computer assisted medical diagnostics

Abstract

A data processing system and method for evaluating the treatment of chest pain patients in a medical facility is disclosed. The system comprises means for entering patient treatment information, means for storing the patient treatment information, means for retrieving the patient treatment information, means for comparing the patient treatment information to predetermined values, and means for reporting the comparison of the patient treatment information to the predetermined values, so that the medical facility is able to improve its treatment of chest pain patients.

Claims

1. A data processing system for evaluating treatment of patients in a medical facility, the system comprising:

means for entering patient treatment information for a plurality of patients;

means for storing the patient treatment information for said plurality of patients;

means for comparing the patient treatment information collectively for said plurality of patients to predetermined values, to evaluate the treatment received by said plurality of patients; and

means for reporting the comparison of the patient treatment information for said plurality of patients to the predetermined values to evaluate the treatment received by said plurality of patients, so that the medical facility is able to improve its treatment of future patients.

2. The data processing system of claim 1, further comprising means responsive to the reported comparisons for identifying the need to provide additional training for a medical care provider.

3. The data processing system of claim 1, further comprising means responsive to the reported comparisons for identifying the need to provide additional training for the medical facility.

4. The data processing system of claim 1, further comprising means responsive to the reported comparisons for allocating staff resources in the medical facility.

5. A data processing method for evaluating treatment of patients in a medical facility, the method comprising:

entering patient treatment information for a plurality of patients;

storing the patient treatment information for said plurality of patients;

comparing the patient treatment information collectively for said plurality of patients to predetermined values to evaluate the treatment received by said plurality of patients; and

reporting the comparison of the patient treatment information for said plurality of patients to the predetermined values, to evaluate the treatment received by said plurality of patients so that the medical facility is able to improve its treatment of future patients.

6. The data processing method of claim 5, further comprising evaluating the performance of a treatment protocol using the reported comparisons.

7. The data processing method of claim 5, further comprising evaluating the performance of a medical care provider using the reported comparisons.

8. The data processing method of claim 5, further comprising identifying the need to provide additional training for a medical care provider using the reported comparisons.

9. The data processing method of claim 5, further comprising evaluating the performance of the medical facility using the reported comparisons.

10. The data processing method of claim 5, further comprising identifying the need to provide additional training for the medical facility using the reported comparisons.

11. The data processing method of claim 5, further comprising allocating staff resources in the medical facility using the reported comparisons.