Patent ID: 7844472
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A computing system implemented process for aggregating and standardizing healthcare quality ratings comprising: A processor; and A memory coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein processor executable instructions which when executed by the processor perform a process for aggregating and standardizing healthcare quality ratings comprising: obtaining healthcare service provider ratings data from two or more different sources of healthcare service provider ratings data, the two or more different sources of healthcare service provider ratings data having different rating systems and being selected from at least one of the group of sources of healthcare service provider ratings data consisting of: a healthcare plan provider, a healthcare insurance provider, a healthcare service provider, a third party rating system, and a healthcare consumer based healthcare service provider rating system; aggregating the healthcare service provider ratings data from the two or more sources of healthcare service provider ratings data; standardizing the aggregated healthcare service provider ratings data from the two or more sources of healthcare service provider ratings data by mapping ratings criteria from the two or more ratings systems of the two or more sources of healthcare service provider ratings data to a single ratings system; providing healthcare consumers access to the standardized aggregated healthcare service provider ratings data from the two or more sources of healthcare service provider ratings data.