Patent ID: 7346524

Claim:
A method for providing improved performance of an insured healthcare facility wherein a program catalyst monitors the insured healthcare facility on behalf of an insurer, the method comprising the steps of: determining insurance program requirements designed to reduce risks of accidents associated with the healthcare facility; formulating an insurance program containing the insurance program requirements; the program catalyst providing procedures designed for the insured healthcare facility to meet the insurance program requirements and reduce risks of accidents associated with the healthcare facility; the program catalyst monitoring the results of the procedures to identify the conformance of the insured healthcare facility to the insurance program requirements; the program catalyst identifying the conformance of the insured healthcare facility to the insurance program requirements; the program catalyst identifying the conformance weak points of the insured healthcare facility; the program catalyst providing countermeasures to mitigate the conformance weak points of the healthcare facility and further aid the insured healthcare facility to meet the insurance program requirements and reduce risks of accidents associated with the healthcare facility; providing a web-enabled software solution for providing the monitoring results to the healthcare facility, the program catalyst, and the insurer; the program catalyst communicating data indicative of the conformance of the insured healthcare facility to at least one of the healthcare facility and the insurer using the web-enabled software solution; and the insurer modifying the insurance program based on the conformance to the insurance program requirement by the healthcare facility.