Patents by Inventor Tammie Lindquist

Tammie Lindquist has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070143135
    Abstract: A method and computer program product is provided that, in various embodiments, may provide a measure of efficiency of resources used in medical treatment plan options. A normalized Relative Resource Value (RRV) may be obtained that measures the level of resources required to satisfy a “normal” case for a particular aspect of medical care. Applying this value against actual costs allows ranking and/or comparison of health care providers relative to one another on the basis of the price or resources applied or utilized. Moreover, applying the RRV against the quality of outcome allows comparison and ranking of providers on overall value. The invention may be applied to the components of medical care comprising, inter alia, acute inpatient, non-acute inpatient, outpatient, professional office-based care including scheduled outpatient, and pharmacy/prescriptions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Group Health Plan, Inc., d/b/a HealthPartners
    Inventors: Tammie Lindquist, Robert Power, Gary Kitching, Susan Cooper, Chad Heim, Richard Paskach
  • Publication number: 20060224416
    Abstract: An accurate predictive model that identifies the patient/members within the healthcare system at high risk of hospital admission for a wide range of morbidities, or co-morbidities, and that allows subsequent intervention to manage those patients identified as high risk to an acceptable level. There is a further need for such a predictive model that focuses on specific groupings of conditions, e.g., behavioral health predictive modeling. There is also a need for a method that provides for intervention to manage the risk to the identified patients/members. One embodiment of the present invention discloses and claims a method of high-risk patient identification and management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: Group Health Plan, Inc., d/b/a HealthPartners
    Inventors: Karen Lloyd, Tammie Lindquist, Lynne Dancha, Michael Koopmeiners, Agnes Tan