System and method for ranking quality improvement factors in patient care

US8560346B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Markus Bundschus · Birkenfeld, DE
• Balaji Krishnapuram · King of Prussia, US
• Farbod Rahmanian · Leesport, US
• R. Bharat Rao · Berwyn, US
• Romer E. Rosales · Burlingame, US
• Shipeng Yu · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 10, 2009
• Grant date: Oct 15, 2013
• Expiry date: Oct 1, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H40/20
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Quality improvement factors in patient care are ranked. Hospital performance is measured, such as a CMS measure. The variables and/or values relative contribution to quality of care is determined using medical records of the hospital. The variables and/or values are ranked according influence of the quality of care result. The ranking is performed by a given medical institution at a desired time rather than based on a broad study. The medical institution may regularly determine variables (e.g., admitting doctor) and/or values (e.g., doctor X) that are relevant to a decreased quality of care. Quality may be regularly improved using a software product.