Patent ID: 9734478
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B01F,G06Q,G16H

Claim:
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for incentivizing care providers that, upon execution by a processor, cause the processor to: execute a first subroutine for establishing a risk profile through stratifying a designated population covered by an Accountable Care Organization (ACO); execute a second subroutine for training the care providers in one or more of a series of medical related diagnosis and treatment programs; execute a third subroutine for establishing one or more management pathways which are customizable by ACO leadership and through establishing a question and answer protocol for modifying or customizing a base algorithm for any one or more of a variety of treatment sub-species; execute a fourth subroutine for assembling a best practices model in the form of a best practices database interfacing with the processor and which presents series of treatment options ranging from desirable to undesirable associated with a given type of service; execute a fifth subroutine for providing feedback to the care provider on desired best practices for a given diagnosis and treatment sub-species resulting from the question and answer protocol achieved in the third subroutine; execute a sixth subroutine for creation of a scorecard for each individual care provider based primarily upon patient outcome assessment and accounting for patient complexities, thus incentivizing adherence by the care providers to the best practices model by tying desirable performance metrics to financial incentives; execute a seventh subroutine for designating a sum of funds representative of an operating budget for the service provider and for disbursement on a percentage basis to each of any number of subset service providers based upon adherence to the best practices model; and execute an eighth subroutine for subdividing said sum between different practice groups and sub-specialties associated with a given class of service providers.