SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSUMPTION AND UTILIZATION ANALYSIS IN AN ORGANIZATION

• US 20120123796A1
• Filed: 01/25/2012
• Published: 05/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jonathan F Castle
• Original Assignee: Jonathan F Castle
• Inventors: McFAUL, WILLIAM J.
• Application Number:
  US13/357,735
• Publication Number:
  US 20120123796A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• 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 70/60 relating to pathologies

Abstract

A method and system for analyzing consumption and utilization patterns of organizations. The usage of materials and the behavior of people is tracked in an organization. These factors are analyzed and used in order to reduce the costs associated with usage of materials and services.

Claims

1. A method of comparing healthcare organizations comprising;

analyzing data kept by a healthcare organization;

establishing a first metric related to usage of material and/or services in a healthcare organization;

establishing a second metric related to usage of material and/or services in the healthcare organization;

correlating the first metric and the second metric;

establishing a third metric related to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems code designated and correlating the third metric to the first and second metric;

establishing a fourth metric related to time and

combining said first metric, said second metric, said third metric and said fourth metric to create a comparison unit;

using said comparison unit to compare said healthcare organization with other comparison units generated by other healthcare organizations.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein cost data is attached to the first metric.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein quantity is the second metric.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the comparison unit is used in order to anticipate the needs of the healthcare organization.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first metric is related to the usage of pharmaceuticals.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the material is a pharmaceutical.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the service is a physician related service.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is stored on a server.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is captured using RFID devices.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the comparison unit is standardized.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first metric is related to a reusable product and the second metric is related to a disposable product.

12. A method of comparing healthcare organizations comprising

analyzing data kept by a healthcare organization;

establishing a first metric related to usage of material and/or services in a healthcare organization;

establishing a second metric related to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems code designated and correlating the third metric to the first and second metric;

establishing a third metric related to time; and

combining said first metric, said second metric, said third metric to create a comparison unit;

using said comparison unit to compare said healthcare organization with other comparison units generated by other healthcare organizations.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein cost data is attached to the first metric.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the comparison unit is used in order to anticipate the needs of the healthcare organization.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the first metric is related to the usage of pharmaceuticals.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the material is a pharmaceutical.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the service is a physician related service.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the data is stored on a server.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the data is captured using RFID devices.

20. A system for analyzing healthcare facilities comprising:

a client for querying a server for comparison data, wherein the comparison data comprises a comparison unit comprising;

a first metric related to usage of material and/or services in a healthcare organization;

a second metric related to usage of material and/or services in the healthcare organization;

a third metric related to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems code designated and a fourth metric related to time;

a server for receiving queries from said client related to said healthcare organization;

a database for receiving data, wherein said database stores the comparison data; and

wherein said server is further enabled to analyze the comparison data.