Healthcare quality measurement
AssigneeArchimedes, Inc.
InventorsDavid M. Eddy, Joshua Adler, MacDonald Scott Morris
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Abstract
A method of determining a quality of care provided by a healthcare provider to individuals in a population is provided. A data processing apparatus that has one or more processors is disclosed. Data representing biomarkers for individuals in a population is received. Baseline and present risks are determined. Risk reduction values are determined. Based on the current risk reduction, a quality score is determined. A scale is created, and the quality score is mapped to the scale. The global quality score of the disclosure provides numerous benefits over past performance measures.
Claims44
A method of determining a quality of care provided by a healthcare provider to individuals in a population, comprising:
- receiving data representing a plurality of biomarkers for at least a portion of the individuals in the population;
- determining a baseline health outcome metric based on baseline treatment information associated with the population;
- determining a current health outcome metric based on current treatment information associated with the population;
- determining a current health outcome metric reduction value as a difference between the baseline health outcome metric and the current health outcome metric;
- determining a quality score value based at least in part on the current health outcome metric reduction value;
- assigning the baseline health outcome metric to a quality of care scale;
- mapping the quality score value to the quality of care scale;
- wherein the steps are performed by one or more processors.
A computer-readable data storage medium storing one or more sequences of instructions for determining a quality of care provided by a healthcare provider to individuals in a population, which instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of:
- receiving data representing a plurality of biomarkers for at least a portion of the individuals in the population;
- determining a baseline health outcome metric based on baseline treatment information associated with the population;
- determining a current health outcome metric based on current treatment information associated with the population;
- determining a current health outcome metric reduction value as a difference between the baseline health outcome metric and the current health outcome metric;
- determining a quality score value based at least in part on the current health outcome metric reduction value;
- assigning the baseline health outcome metric to a quality of care scale;
- mapping the quality score value to the quality of care scale.
A data processing apparatus, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- data receiving logic configured to receive data representing a plurality of biomarkers for at least a portion of individuals in a population;
- health outcome metric determination logic configured to determine a baseline health outcome metric based on baseline treatment information associated with the population and a current health outcome metric based on current treatment information associated with the population;
- health outcome metric reduction logic configured to determine a current health outcome metric reduction value as a second difference between the baseline health outcome metric and the current health outcome metric;
- quality determination logic configured to determine a quality score value based at least in part on the current health outcome reduction value;
- scale compilation logic configured to assign the baseline risk to a quality of care scale and map the quality score value to the quality of care scale.
A data processing apparatus, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- means for receiving data representing a plurality of biomarkers for at least a portion of the individuals in the population;
- means for determining a baseline health outcome metric based on baseline treatment information associated with the population;
- means for determining a current health outcome metric based on current treatment information associated with the population;
- means for determining a current health outcome metric reduction value as a difference between the baseline health outcome metric and the current health outcome metric;
- means for determining a quality score value based at least in part on the current health outcome metric reduction value;
- means for assigning the baseline health outcome metric to a quality of care scale;
- mapping means for mapping the quality score value to the quality of care scale;
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