Patent ID: 6314556
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
A system for managing health care services, comprising:a) computing means having;i) input means for receiving patient health care information,ii) storage means for storing data corresponding to the patient health care information,iii) processing means for processing software objects corresponding to health care services management instructions and the patient health care information and producing health care services management output, andiv) display means for visually presenting the health care services output,b) the software objects including data software objects having;i) means for receiving the patient health care information, andii) means for providing the patient health care information through a standardized interface,c) the software objects including resource software objects for associating resources with information relating to the resources, including;i) personnel resource software objects having;(1) means for associating a health care personnel resource with information relating to the health care personnel resource, including at least one of a personnel resource billing rate, a personnel resource pay rate, and a personnel resource time requirement, and(2) means for providing the information relating to the health care personnel resource through the standardized interface,ii) equipment resource software objects having;(1) means for associating a health care equipment resource with information relating to the health care equipment resource, including at least one of an equipment resource billing rate, an equipment resource cost, and an equipment resource time requirement, and(2) means for providing the information relating to the health care equipment resource through the standardized interface, andiii) supply resource software objects including;(1) bundle supply resource software objects having;(a) means for associating health care supply resources with information relating to health care supply resources, including at least one of a supply resource billing rate and a supply resource cost, and(b) means for providing the information relating to health care supply resources through the standardized interface, and(2) conditional bundle supply resource software objects having;(a) means for associating health care supply resources with information relating to health care supply resources, including at least one of supply resource billing rates and supply resource costs, and(b) means for selectively providing the information relating to health care supply resources through the standardized interface based at least in part on the patient health care information provided by at least one of the data software objects, andd) the software objects including node software objects including at least a pathway node software object having;i) means for selectively creating the data software objects,ii) means for selectively creating the resource software objects,iii) means for selectively linking the standardized interface of the data software objects and resource software objects into configurable procedural pathways associated with health care treatment plans,iv) means for selectively adapting the information provided through the standardized interface of the data software objects, and resource software objects, andv) means for providing the data software objects, and resource software objects, with a first set of functions specifically adapted to the pathway node software object.