Patent Document ID: 20110218815
Application ID: 13067150
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method of measuring examination complexity in a medical application, comprising: recording a plurality of data elements into a database of a computer system, said data elements including a profile of a patient, a profile of a medical institution at which said patient was examined, imaging examinations performed on said patient, an examination profile of said patient, and an acquisition device used to perform said imaging examinations, into a database of a computer system; performing a computerized retrospective analysis of past performance measures and clinical outcomes by a service provider using data recorded in said database; performing a computerized measure of examination complexity as part of a quality program, and based on said plurality of data elements and said past performance measures and clinical outcomes of said service provider recorded in said database; and providing an incentive to said service provider to review said computerized measure of examination complexity and said computerized retrospective analysis, to determine whether at least one of education or training is required.