Patent ID: 7844473

Claim:
A computer system for optimizing allocation of a fixed medical payment to a variety of medical services, said system comprising: a. a means for processing data; b. a means for storing data on a storage medium; c. a means for providing a standard rate representing an amount of money to be received for the rendering of medical services; d. a means for providing a base medical service rate; e. a means for dividing said standard rate by said base medical service rate to generate a quantity of medical service points; f. a means for allocating at least a portion of said medical service points for visits by a clinician to a patient; g. a means for assigning a number of clinician visits to a patient and a number of medical service points from said portion which are associated with said clinician visits; h. a means for generating a schedule according to said assignment of clinician visits and associated medical service points; and i. a means for displaying to a user data related to said schedule.