Patent ID: 7685012

Claim:
A system for performing a study of analyzing resource allocation comprising: system software; and a central processing unit for implementing said system software, wherein said system software operates to perform the method having the steps of: identifying at least one criterion for inclusion into a specific population; identifying sets of information wherein each set of information includes a particular Individual Unit of Analysis entity involved in the study (UOA-ID), a Calendar Clock date/time (CCT), and a Variable Value (VAR Value); grouping each UOA-ID from said sets of information into the appropriate said specific population (Type); identifying a Start Time wherein each UOA-ID has met said at least one criterion; forming at least one prospective or retrospective Cohort time segment for each UOA-ID based on their Start Time; placing each UOA-ID into the appropriate said Cohort time segment; calculating an eligibility score for each UOA-ID for each said Cohort time segment; calculating an Eligible Adjusted Variable Value for each UOA-ID for each said Cohort time segment; and generating at least one Output Expression showing at least one trend of a particular population, said at least one trend expressed in at least one of said Cohort time segment and wherein said at least one Output Expression is based on said Eligible Adjusted Variable Value and said UOA-ID for each said Cohort time Segment; and wherein the system further includes analyzing and evaluating a resource allocation utilizing the generated said at least one Output Expression.