Abstract: A method for determining resource consumption information for a subject health care provider using resource consumption information of at least one other health care provider, including (a) determining, based on information obtained from the at least one other health care provider, a relative resource weight for a health care resource for a patient group based on consumption of the health care resource by the patient group relative to consumption of the health care resource by a sample group; and (b) determining, for the subject health care provider, an estimated consumption of the health care resource for the patient group by adjusting consumption information of the subject health care provider based on the determined relative resource weight.

Abstract: A method and system for evaluating health care provider performance, forecasting health care resource consumption on a macroeconomic scale, and optimizing the allocation of health care resource. The method includes the steps of a) providing patient discharge data which includes an address field indicating one of a plurality of micro-geographical areas (MGAs) wherein a patient resides, b) establishing a referral population for a subject health care provider based upon the market share it has for each cohort in each MGA, c) calculating occurrence rates of medical service demand for the referral population, d) providing and applying population growth factors to the referral population thereby projecting it to a future time, e) applying the occurrence rates to the projected referral population thereby forecasting the consumption of health resources, and f) allocating health care resources in accordance with the forecast.