Patent ID: 7505916

Claim:
A method in a computer system for generating an alternative representation of money received for rendering medical services, said method comprising: a. providing a standard rate representing an unadjusted amount of money to be received for the rendering of medical services for a regulation defined episode of home healthcare; b. generating an adjusted standard rate by adjusting said standard rate by at least one adjustment factor; c. providing a base medical service rate which includes at least a salary component associated with a home healthcare provider rendering a service to a patient; d. dividing said adjusted standard rate by said base medical service rate to generate a quantity of medical service points; e. allocating at least a portion of said medical service points for visits by a clinician to a patient; f. assigning a number of clinician visits to a patient and a number of medical service points from said portion which are associated with said clinician visits; and g. generating a schedule according to said assignment of clinician visits and associated medical service points, wherein said schedule is generated in a computer having a processor.