System and method for comparing and utilizing activity information and configuration information from multiple medical device management systems

A central medical device data gathering and reporting computer system, comprising a processor configured to:

• receive a plurality of medical device data sets from a plurality of different facilities;
• combine the medical device data sets received from each facility;
• store the combined medical device data sets within a memory;
• query the stored combined medical device data within the memory;
• organize the combined established medical device data sets into peer groups according to one or more assigned criteria of the different facilities, wherein at least one of the criteria is selected from the group consisting of institution type, number of beds, medical device type, medical device manufacturer, clinical care area, and service line;
• generate interface screen displays on a remote user computer, wherein the interface screen displays are adapted to receive search parameters and for transmitting information to a remote facility about the established medical device data sets, the information being limited based upon the peer group selection and search parameters requested by the remote facility;
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• transmit configuration information associated with the information associated with the established medical device data sets to an external computing system, the configuration information for configuration of one or more medical devices.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program product for gathering and reporting medical device data, comprising:

• a data transfer code segment adapted to receive a plurality of medical device data sets from a plurality of different facilities;
• a data aggregation code segment adapted to combine the medical device data sets received from each facility by the data transfer code segment;
• a database code segment adapted to store the combined medical device data sets within a memory, and to query the stored combined medical device data within the memory;
• a peer group definition segment adapted to organize the combined established medical device data sets into peer groups according to one or more assigned criteria of the different facilities, wherein at least one of the criteria is selected from the group consisting of institution type, number of beds, medical device type, medical device manufacturer, clinical care area, and service line;
• a medical device data reporting code segment adapted to generate interface screen displays on a remote user computer, wherein the interface screen displays are adapted to receive search parameters and provide medical device data summary information to the remote user computer;
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• a medical device configuration code segment adapted to transmit configuration information associated with the information associated with the established medical device data sets to one or more medical devices.