Patent ID: 8185406

Claim:
A computer implemented method of assessing medical waste processes, the method comprising: guiding a user to collect pricing information relating to products or services associated with a plurality of waste streams generated by a health organization; prompting the user to input the pricing information, wherein prompting the user to input the pricing information further comprises: prompting the user to enter waste stream investigation data collected at points of generation and points of collection for the plurality of waste streams at at least one healthcare facility for the health organization, wherein the waste stream investigation data includes time and location data associated with current waste disposal practices for a plurality of containers at the at least one healthcare facility, wherein the time and location data associated with the current waste disposal practices for the plurality of containers includes, for each of the plurality of containers, time and location data particular to such container; and prompting the user to enter contractual and invoice data associated with current waste disposal practices for the plurality of waste streams and particular to the plurality of containers, wherein the contractual data includes a contracted cost and the invoice data includes an invoiced cost, wherein the assessment report is based at least in part on the waste stream investigation data and contractual and invoice data; storing the pricing information within a database configured to store pricing information associated with a plurality of waste products and waste services associated with the plurality of waste streams; and by at least one hardware-implemented processor, electronically generating an assessment report including the pricing information, wherein the assessment report further includes at least one operational improvement and a projected cost savings associated therewith that is based upon the stored pricing information.