Chris G Hanson

US Patent:

20090076841, Mar 19, 2009

Filed:

Dec 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/952656

Inventors:

Geoffrey B. Baker - San Francisco CA, US
Amanda Prail - Livermore CA, US
Joel Garcia - San Francisco CA, US
Cindy Truong - San Francisco CA, US
Chris Hanson - San Rafael CA, US
Renxian Scott Lin - Pacifica CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 2

Abstract:

A rules based software user interface application and environment, comprising: a) a clinical quality measure library database schema, b) a clinical quality measure specification database schema, c) a rules library, d) a clinical business rule (CBR) editor, e) a key performance indicator (KPI) or clinical quality measure specification editor, f) a clinical quality runtime configuration module, g) a cost of care runtime configuration module and h) a runtime manager module and, in some embodiments, i) a measure testing module. In some embodiments, rules-based software applications comprise a component for delivery of clinical measure description libraries as a web or Internet application. In other embodiments, rules-based software applications comprise a component for measure testing which include a test data generator module which generates a test database with a known target measure result and an audit detail component for inspecting test results. In yet other embodiments, rules-based software applications comprise both a component for delivery of clinical measure description libraries as a web or Internet application and a measure testing component to support the development of measures. Methods of converting health-based input source data into measures of clinical quality or cost of care comprise: a) providing a source code application, b) providing a collection of source data that comprises health-related source data, and c) transforming the source data into at least one evidence-based care measure using the source code application. In some embodiments, contemplated care measures comprise quality of care measures, care of cost measures or combinations thereof.