Scoring system for monitoring or measuring adherence in medical treatment

An apparatus configured to use a quality adherence guideline for a patient, the apparatus comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
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• logic encoded in one or more tangible storage media for execution by the one or more computer processors and when executed operable to:
• receive a plurality of medical records from a plurality of medical providers, the patient authorizing release of the plurality of medical records from the plurality of medical providers affiliated with different organizations, each medical provider owning a subset of medical records in the plurality of medical records for the user;
• classify medical records in the plurality of medical records with classification tags based on a category determined to be associated with each medical record and storing the classified medical records in a database;
• receive an input for a standard of care from a plurality of standards of care, the standards of care related to a medical condition associated with the patient and including different sets of treatment steps of recommended medical solutions;
• generate a quality adherence guideline using the selected standard of care and information from the plurality of medical records received from the plurality of medical providers, the quality adherence guideline including a set of treatment steps defined by the selected standard of care related to the medical condition, wherein information from the plurality of medical records stored in the database is automatically inserted into the guideline and associated with the set of treatment steps based on classification tags associated with the plurality of medical records that are used to match medical records to treatment steps;
• assign a plurality of users from two or more of the plurality of medical providers to one or more treatment steps in the set of treatment steps based on input by the patient;
• receive input from the plurality of users regarding one or more treatment steps in the set of treatment steps, the input from the plurality of users related to the patient's treatment with regard to the one or more treatment steps;
• analyze the quality adherence guideline to determine if the standard of care is being adhered to based on the received input from the plurality of users and based on the information from the plurality of medical records received from the plurality of medical providers, wherein analyze comprises determine a quality adherence score based on analysis of at least a portion of the input from the plurality of users, at least a portion of the information from the plurality of medical records, and at least a portion of recommended steps specified in the quality adherence guide, the quality adherence score rating indicating whether the standard of care is being adhered to;
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• output an alert based on the analysis regarding quality adherence to the standard of care.

A system for using a quality adherence guideline for a patient, the system comprising:

• means for receiving a plurality of medical records from a plurality of medical providers, the patient authorizing release of the plurality of medical records from the plurality of medical providers affiliated with different organizations, each medical provider owning a subset of medical records in the plurality of medical records for the user;
• means for classifying medical records in the plurality of medical records with classification tags based on a category determined to be associated with each medical record and storing the classified medical records in a database;
• means for receiving an input for a standard of care from a plurality of standards of care, the standards of care related to a medical condition associated with the patient and including different sets of treatment steps of recommended medical solutions;
• means for generating a quality adherence guideline using the selected standard of care and information from the plurality of medical records received from the plurality of medical providers, the quality adherence guideline including a set of treatment steps defined by the selected standard of care related to the medical condition, wherein information from the plurality of medical records stored in the database is automatically inserted into the guideline and associated with the set of treatment steps based on classification tags associated with the plurality of medical records that are used to match medical records to treatment steps;
• means for assigning a plurality of users from two or more of the plurality of medical providers to one or more treatment steps in the set of treatment steps based on input by the patient;
• means for receiving input from the plurality of users regarding one or more treatment steps in the set of treatment steps, the input from the plurality of users related to the patient's treatment with regard to the one or more treatment steps;
• means for analyzing the quality adherence guideline to determine if the standard of care is being adhered to based on the received input from the plurality of users and based on the information from the plurality of medical records received from the plurality of medical providers, wherein analyzing comprises determining a quality adherence score based on analysis of at least a portion of the input from the plurality of users, at least a portion of the information from the plurality of medical records, and at least a portion of recommended steps specified in the quality adherence guide, the quality adherence score rating indicating whether the standard of care is being adhered to;
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• means for outputting an alert based on the analysis regarding quality adherence to the standard of care.