Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for automatically ensuring adherence to clinical guidelines during the course of patient treatments. A data source contains patient records, including records for patients being treated; a guidelines knowledge base contains clinical guidelines; and a quality adherence engine is configured to monitor adherence with the clinical guidelines for patients being treated. At least some of the patient records may include information obtained from mining unstructured patient data. The system includes an output component for outputting quality adherence information. The outputted quality adherence information may include reminders, including reminders to take clinical actions in accordance with the clinical guidelines. The outputted quality adherence information may also include warnings that the clinical guidelines have not been observed.

Abstract: A technique is provided for automatically generating performance measurement information. At least some of the obtained performance measurement information may be derived from unstructured data sources, such as free text physician notes, medical images, and waveforms. The performance measurement may be sent to a health care accreditation organization. The health care accreditation organization can use the performance measurement to evaluate a health care provider for its quality of patient care. Alternatively, performance measurement information can be provided directly to consumers.

Abstract: A system analyzes data including healthcare orders initiating treatment or services used in patient healthcare. The system includes a data processor and a message processor. The data processor identifies a potential change in use of a particular treatment by examining data, representing multiple orders generated over a particular time period, used in treating multiple patients to identify a number of orders initiating application of a particular treatment to individual patients of the multiple patients to address a particular medical condition. The data processor also determines whether the number of orders exceeds a predetermined threshold and/or whether a rate of change in the number of orders relative to a previously determined number of orders is significant. The message processor initiates generation of a message to alert a message recipient of an identified potential change in use of the particular treatment.

Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for automatically ensuring adherence to clinical guidelines during the course of patient treatments. A data source contains patient records, including records for patients being treated; a guidelines knowledge base contains clinical guidelines; and a quality adherence engine is configured to monitor adherence with the clinical guidelines for patients being treated. At least some of the patient records may include information obtained from mining unstructured patient data. The system includes an output component for outputting quality adherence information. The outputted quality adherence information may include reminders, including reminders to take clinical actions in accordance with the clinical guidelines. The outputted quality adherence information may also include warnings that the clinical guidelines have not been observed.

Abstract: A technique is provided for automatically generating performance measurement information. At least some of the obtained performance measurement information may be derived from unstructured data sources, such as free text physician notes, medical images, and waveforms. The performance measurement may be sent to a health care accreditation organization. The health care accreditation organization can use the performance measurement to evaluate a health care provider for its quality of patient care. Alternatively, performance measurement information can be provided directly to consumers.