AUTOMATED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER QUALITY REPORTING SYSTEM (PQRS)

摘要

An automated system for making quality measure submissions. In one embodiment, the system includes: a data input system; a data output system; a database of descriptive data items; a processor in communication with the data input system, the data output system and the database, and comprising a rules engine to traverse a hierarchical tree of denominator and numerator questions, using patient input and data items from the database of descriptive data items. In one embodiment, the invention relates to an automated review system for providing a multiple measure review of care including: a provider input device for inputting patient data; a patient database; a rules engine in communication with the patient database and traversing a plurality of denominator and numerator rules, using provider input patient data and patient data from the database to generate, from multiple encounters and multiple measures, the review of care subsequent to each visit.