Inventors:
Tammie J. Lindquist - Plymouth MN, US
Robert P. Power - St. Paul MN, US
Gary J. Kitching - Prescott WI, US
Susan L. Cooper - Eagan MN, US
Chad C. Heim - Farmington MN, US
Richard R. Paskach - Eagan MN, US
Assignee:
Group Health Plan, Inc. - Bloomington MN
International Classification:
G06Q 10/00, G06Q 50/00, A61B 5/00, G06F 19/00
Abstract:
A method and computer program product is provided that, in various embodiments, may provide a measure of efficiency of resources used in medical treatment plan options. A normalized Relative Resource Value (RRV) may be obtained that measures the level of resources required to satisfy a “normal” case for a particular aspect of medical care. Applying this value against actual costs allows ranking and/or comparison of health care providers relative to one another on the basis of the price or resources applied or utilized. Moreover, applying the RRV against the quality of outcome allows comparison and ranking of providers on overall value. The invention may be applied to the components of medical care comprising, inter alia, acute inpatient, non-acute inpatient, outpatient, professional office-based care including scheduled outpatient, and pharmacy/prescriptions. The normalized RRV obtained under various embodiments of the invention may measure resource use for medical treatment plan options/resources independent of price. The RRV may be relative across, as well as within, each of the components of medical care.