Patent ID: 8645165

Claim:
A multi-dimensional clinical decision support system comprising: a processor connected to a memory, wherein the processor is programmed to implement the system comprising: a care decision subsystem to receive a patient problem and at least one clinical patient attribute, the care decision subsystem to utilize the patient problem and the at least one clinical patient attribute to identify a plurality of patient care path options for evaluation by the patient and a provider and to generate a mashup of patient-specific criteria including clinical efficacy, cost, and access associated with each of the plurality of patient care path options, each of the plurality of patient care path options to be utilized in an evaluation by at least one of the patient and the provider with respect to an objective associated with the patient problem; and a user interface to be accessible by the patient and the provider to graphically display the plurality of patient care path options and associated mashup of patient-specific criteria for review by the patient and the provider to facilitate a data-driven selection of at least one of the plurality of patient care path options based on comparative clinical efficacy, cost, confidence interval, and access tailored to the patient, wherein the cost comprises a) at least one of a total cost and b) a portion of the cost payable by the patient according to patient insurance policy information, and wherein the user interface is to facilitate scheduling, in conjunction with the care decision subsystem and an external system, of an appointment for a selected patient care path option with a selected provider, the selected patient care path option selected via the graphical display of the plurality of patient care path options and associated mashup of patient-specific criteria provided by the user interface.