Patent ID: 8782142

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of evaluating a healthcare information system, the computer-implemented method comprising executing the following acts with a microprocessor: determining, using the microprocessor, a first specification for the healthcare information system, wherein the first specification includes healthcare profile data for specifying a profile of a healthcare provider, technology profile data for specifying a profile of technology resources, and performance data for measuring benefits associated with performance indicators of the healthcare information system; determining, using the microprocessor, a first evaluation of the first specification for the healthcare information system, wherein the first evaluation includes system performance values; presenting, using the microprocessor, at least some characteristic values for the performance indicators to a user for changing the first specification; specifying, using the microprocessor, a user input for changing at least some values of the first specification for the healthcare information system to provide a second specification for the healthcare information system; determining, using the microprocessor, a second evaluation of the second specification for the healthcare information system, wherein the second evaluation includes system performance values; and arriving at a performance analysis of the healthcare information system by comparing, using the microprocessor, the first evaluation and the second evaluation.