Medical procedure cost evaluation and optimization

A method comprising:

• using a processor to execute the following computer executable instructions stored in a memory to perform the following acts:
• extracting historical performance information from one or more healthcare information systems regarding past performance of a medical procedure by clinicians;
• indexing the historical performance information as a function of costs associated with the past performance of the medical procedure by respective clinicians of the clinicians;
• comparing the historical performance information for the respective clinicians to identify a subset of the clinicians associated with one or more variances in the costs;
• and
• determining, based on the one or more variances, a change to a workflow, employed by one or more clinicians of the subset of clinicians to perform the medical procedure, that reduces a total cost of the medical procedure.

A tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-readable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a computing system to perform operations, comprising:

• presenting cost information via a graphical user interface regarding one or more variances in costs associated with a medical procedure performed by clinicians, wherein the graphical user interface facilitates identifying and changing one or more procedural components associated with medical procedure that are attributed to the one or more variances in the costs;
• presenting, via the graphical user interface, a workflow data file for a clinician of the clinicians based on reception of first input selecting the clinician based on the cost information and requesting updating of the workflow data file, wherein the workflow data file controls future performance of the medical procedure by the clinician;
• and
• updating the workflow data file based on reception of second input requesting a change to a parameter included in the workflow data file.