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Apparatus and methods for determining and processing medical outcomes

  • US 8,489,412 B1
  • Filed: 10/11/2007
  • Issued: 07/16/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A data processing system comprising:

  • a storage resource that stores medical information;

    a processor configured to receive a selection of medical information criteria and, based on the medical information criteria, access the stored medical information to produce a clinical outcome report, the clinical outcome report indicating a performance comparison of provided medical treatment associated with a clinical outcome;

    the processor further configured to identify a privilege level of a user requesting access to the clinical outcome with respect to other users also having access to the clinical outcome and output clinical outcome data associated with the clinical outcome in accordance with the privilege level of the user;

    wherein the processor is further configured to maintain different levels of access for each of multiple users having access to the stored medical information, the multiple different levels of access including at least a first access privilege level and a second access privilege level, each of the first access privilege level and the second access privilege level enabling access to at least part of the stored medical information;

    wherein the user is a first user who is assigned the first access privilege level;

    wherein the processor is further configured to;

    based on the first access privilege level, output a first portion of the stored medical information to the first user;

    wherein a second user is assigned the second access privilege level;

    wherein the processor is further configured to;

    receive a request from the second user to access the stored medical information, identity that the second user has been assigned the second access privilege level, and output a second portion of the stored medical information to the second user;

    wherein the second access privilege level is more restrictive than the first access privilege level and the first portion of data outputted to the first user includes data that cannot be accessed by the second user;

    wherein the first portion of data outputted to the first user includes outcome data that is different than the second portion of data outputted to the second user; and

    wherein the clinical outcome report includes information indicating a success rate for medical treatment provided by multiple different medical service providers;

    wherein the performance comparison in the clinical outcome report includes a performance comparison of the multiple different medical service providers based on a success of treating their corresponding patients; and

    wherein the performance comparison in the clinical outcome report ranks the multiple different medical service providers based on effectiveness of provided medical treatments.

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