Patent ID: 8798979

Claim:
A system for reporting clinical appropriateness of a drug data set, comprising: an input device for inputting a first drug data set to be analyzed, the first drug data set having a plurality of drugs and associated with each drug, a plurality of data elements comprising data relevant to administration of the drug to patients, the data elements including dosing information; a memory having an established drug data set, the established drug data set having a plurality of drugs and associated with each drug, a plurality of data elements comprising data relevant to administration of the drug to patients, the data elements including dosing information; a processor connected with the memory to receive the established drug data set and connected to the input device to receive the first drug data set, the processor programmed to compare the first drug data set against the established drug data set, the first drug data set comprising drug usage information of a healthcare facility and the established drug data set comprising drug usage information of a plurality of other healthcare facilities; and a reporting device connected with the processor to report the results of the comparison to a user.