Patent ID: 7739128

Claim:
A computer based method for measuring iterative medical procedures by by medical providers to determine quality of care based on quantifiable factors comprising the steps of: a. creating a procedures database of identified medical procedures in an accessible system memory on a computer system; b. creating a provider database by associating individual medical providers with a unique identifier in said provider database on said computer system; c. creating a patient database by associating individual patients with a unique identifier in said patient database on said computer system; d. electronically deriving anecdotal data for storage in said patient database from sequential medical payment claims provided to said computer system by one or more payers relating to an individual patient within a given time frame, including identification of the medical procedure, identification of the medical provider, and identification of the date of the procedure; e. creating a provider history file for each medical provider from said anecdotal data on said computer system; f. creating a patient history file for each individual patient from said anecdotal data on said computer system; g. iteratively executing a software program referencing each patient history file containing a repetitive medical procedure with each medical provider, wherein a repetitive medical procedure is an identified procedure performed on the same patient by a second medical provider on a date after the date said identified procedure was initially performed by said each medical provider; h. determining the percentage of repetitive medical procedures associated with each medical provider as a percentage of all anecdotal data of the same procedure associated with the provider; i. determining the standing of each medical provider against like medical providers by said percentage of repetitive medical procedures to indicate quality of care by said medical provider; and j. providing a human readable output of the standing of each medical provider to said payer.