Patent ID: 8260633
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for assessing compliance of a medical related decision made by a medical professional, the method comprising: providing access to a plurality of databases, each of the plurality of databases containing medical related information and rules governing medical care, the plurality of databases being stored on a memory of a computer and accessible using a user interface; receiving medical analysis information from the medical professional, the medical analysis information being used by the medical professional to make the medical related decision; applying at least one of the rules governing medical care to the medical analysis information; auditing the medical related decision made by the medical professional for compliance with the rules by comparing the medical related information associated with the medical related decision with the rules governing medical care to determine if the medical related decision is in compliance with the rules governing medical care; providing an indication from the computer to the medical professional of compliance or non-compliance of the medical related decision with the rules prior to the medical related decision being finalized; wherein the steps of providing access to the plurality of databases, receiving medical analysis information, applying at least one of the rules, auditing the medical related decision and providing the indication are carried out using a computer; wherein an indication of non-compliance of the medical related decision with the rules governing medical care results in an error message being presented to the medical professional using the computer; wherein an indication of compliance of the medical related decision with the rules governing medical care allows the medical professional to finalize the medical related decision without receiving any further error messages; and preventing the medical professional from finalizing the medical related decision upon receipt of the error message.