Patent ID: 8620690
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G06Q,G16H,G16Z

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: utilizing a memory and at least one processor coupled to said memory to perform a method comprising: obtaining a plurality of actual medical treatment outcome data points comprising actual outcomes for a plurality of episodes of a medical treatment process given to one or more patients; obtaining a practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome for said process, wherein said practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome represents the expected outcome for a patient; for each given one of said actual outcome data points, equating said given one of said actual outcome data points to said practitioner entity-independent baseline outcome multiplied by a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity outcome indices for each of a plurality of participating practitioner entities, each of said participating practitioner entity outcome indices being raised to an exponent comprising a corresponding one of a plurality of unknown participating practitioner entity type indices, to obtain a plurality of equations, wherein: