Comprehensive healthcare waste assessment system
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1. A computer implemented method of assessing medical waste processes, the method comprising:
- guiding a user to collect pricing information relating to products or services associated with a plurality of waste streams generated by a health organization;
prompting the user to input the pricing information, wherein prompting the user to input the pricing information further comprises;
prompting the user to enter waste stream investigation data collected at points of generation and points of collection for the plurality of waste streams at at least one healthcare facility for the health organization, wherein the waste stream investigation data includes time and location data associated with current waste disposal practices for a plurality of containers at the at least one healthcare facility, wherein the time and location data associated with the current waste disposal practices for the plurality of containers includes, for each of the plurality of containers, time and location data particular to such container; and
prompting the user to enter contractual and invoice data associated with current waste disposal practices for the plurality of waste streams and particular to the plurality of containers, wherein the contractual data includes a contracted cost and the invoice data includes an invoiced cost, wherein the assessment report is based at least in part on the waste stream investigation data and contractual and invoice data;
storing the pricing information within a database configured to store pricing information associated with a plurality of waste products and waste services associated with the plurality of waste streams; and
by at least one hardware-implemented processor, electronically generating an assessment report including the pricing information, wherein the assessment report further includes at least one operational improvement and a projected cost savings associated therewith that is based upon the stored pricing information.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus and program product analyze medical waste processes by determining waste cost information for a number of waste streams. The waste cost pricing information is organized, formatted, associated or otherwise processed for presentation in a manner that facilitates waste cost analysis.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method of assessing medical waste processes, the method comprising:
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guiding a user to collect pricing information relating to products or services associated with a plurality of waste streams generated by a health organization; prompting the user to input the pricing information, wherein prompting the user to input the pricing information further comprises; prompting the user to enter waste stream investigation data collected at points of generation and points of collection for the plurality of waste streams at at least one healthcare facility for the health organization, wherein the waste stream investigation data includes time and location data associated with current waste disposal practices for a plurality of containers at the at least one healthcare facility, wherein the time and location data associated with the current waste disposal practices for the plurality of containers includes, for each of the plurality of containers, time and location data particular to such container; and prompting the user to enter contractual and invoice data associated with current waste disposal practices for the plurality of waste streams and particular to the plurality of containers, wherein the contractual data includes a contracted cost and the invoice data includes an invoiced cost, wherein the assessment report is based at least in part on the waste stream investigation data and contractual and invoice data; storing the pricing information within a database configured to store pricing information associated with a plurality of waste products and waste services associated with the plurality of waste streams; and by at least one hardware-implemented processor, electronically generating an assessment report including the pricing information, wherein the assessment report further includes at least one operational improvement and a projected cost savings associated therewith that is based upon the stored pricing information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; a memory accessible to the processor, the memory including a database storing pricing information associated with a plurality of waste products and waste services associated with a plurality of waste streams generated by a health organization; and program code executable by the processor and configured to guide a user to collect pricing information relating to products or services associated with the plurality of waste streams, prompt the user to input the pricing information, store the pricing information within the database, and electronically generate an assessment report including the pricing information, wherein the assessment report further includes at least one operational improvement and a projected cost savings associated therewith that is based upon the stored pricing information, wherein the program code is configured to prompt the user to enter waste stream investigation data collected at points of generation and points of collection for the plurality of waste streams at at least one healthcare facility for the health organization, wherein the waste stream investigation data includes time and location data associated with current waste disposal practices for a plurality of containers at the at least one healthcare facility, wherein the program code is configured to prompt the user to enter contractual and invoice data associated with current waste disposal practices for the plurality of waste streams and particular to the plurality of containers, wherein the assessment report is based at least in part on the waste stream investigation data and contractual and invoice data, wherein the time and location data associated with the current waste disposal practices for the plurality of containers includes, for each of the plurality of containers, time and location data particular to such container, and wherein the contractual data includes a contracted cost and the invoice data includes an invoiced cost. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A program product, comprising:
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program code configured upon execution to guide a user to collect pricing information relating to products or services associated with a plurality of waste streams generated by a health organization, prompt the user to input the pricing information, store the pricing information within a database that stores pricing information associated with a plurality of waste products and waste services associated with the plurality of waste streams, and electronically generate an assessment report including the pricing information, wherein the assessment report further includes at least one operational improvement and a projected cost savings associated therewith that is based upon the stored pricing information, wherein the program code is configured to prompt the user to enter waste stream investigation data collected at points of generation and points of collection for the plurality of waste streams at at least one healthcare facility for the health organization, wherein the waste stream investigation data includes time and location data associated with current waste disposal practices for a plurality of containers at the at least one healthcare facility, wherein the program code is configured to prompt the user to enter contractual and invoice data associated with current waste disposal practices for the plurality of waste streams and particular to the plurality of containers, wherein the assessment report is based at least in part on the waste stream investigation data and contractual and invoice data, wherein the time and location data associated with the current waste disposal practices for the plurality of containers includes, for each of the plurality of containers, time and location data particular to such container, and wherein the contractual data includes a contracted cost and the invoice data includes an invoiced cost; and a non-transitory recordable computer readable medium storing the program code.
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