Health plan decision support system and method
OwnerMark W. Legniniinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for facilitating the selection of an available health plan or health care provider employs a series of straightforward questions, prompting a user for the relative importance (e.g., above average, average, not important) of various plan attributes according to the user's own preferences. A database includes information concerning available plans, including costs, benefits available and ratings for each attribute. Based on user input, available plans are cumulatively scored according to the plans' ratings for each attribute.
Claims20
A method of facilitating a user's selection of a health plan from a plurality of available health plans, said method comprising steps of:
- a. providing a rating for each of a plurality of attributes for each health plan of the plurality of available health plans;
- b. determining the relative importance of each of the plurality of attributes to the user;
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- c. computing a score for each health plan of the plurality of available health plans based on the relative importance of each of the plurality of attributes to the user in comparison to the rating for each of the plurality of attributes of each health plan of the plurality of available health plans, said score being computed according to scoring rules.
A method of facilitating a user's selection of a health care provider from a plurality of available health care providers, said method comprising steps of:
- a. providing a rating for each of a plurality of attributes for each health care provider of the plurality of available health care providers;
- b. determining the relative importance of each of the plurality of attributes to the user;
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- c. computing a score for each health care provider of the plurality of available health care providers based on the relative importance of each of the plurality of attributes to the user in comparison to the rating for each of the plurality of attributes of each health care provider of the plurality of available health care providers, said score being computed according to scoring rules.
A computer implemented system for facilitating a user's selection of a health plan from a plurality of available health plans, said system comprising:
- a. a database including a rating for each of a plurality of attributes for each health plan of the plurality of available health plans;
- b. means for determining the relative importance of each of the plurality of attributes to the user;
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- c. means for computing a score for each health plan of the plurality of available health plans based on the relative importance of each of the plurality of attributes to the user in comparison to the rating for each of the plurality of attributes of each health plan of the plurality of available health plans, said score being computed according to scoring rules.
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