Michael James Volpe

US Patent:

58452540, Dec 1, 1998

Filed:

Jun 4, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/658991

Inventors:

Edward J. Lockwood - Burlington CT
Jeffrey Tarrant - Hartford CT
Michael Volpe - Hartford CT

Assignee:

Cigna Health Corporation - Bloomfield CT

International Classification:

G06F15900
G06F 1700

US Classification:

705 2

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for objectively monitoring the performance of a group of health-care providers. In-patient payment claim records representative of in-patient health-care services performed for patients by health-care providers within the group of health-care providers and out-patient payment claim records representative of out-patient health-care services performed for patients by health-care providers within group of health-care providers are stored in databases. A plurality of sickness episode data records are built from the in-patient payment claim records and the out-patient payment claim records, and an objective severity adjustment analysis is performed on the sickness episode data records to form a plurality of severity-adjusted sickness episode data records. A cost-efficiency performance level is determined for each individual health-care provider within the group of health-care providers from the plurality of severity-adjusted sickness episode data records, and a qualitative performance level is determined for the group of health-care providers as a whole.

Address:

1352 Covell Rd, Brockport, NY 14420

Phone:

(585)6376454

VIN:

1GC4K0CG3BF141889

Make:

CHEVROLET

Model:

SILVERADO 3500HD

Year:

2011

Address:

1352 Covell Rd, Brockport, NY 14420

Phone:

(585)6376454

VIN:

1GKS2MEF1BR296656

Make:

GMC

Model:

YUKON XL

Year:

2011