Method and system for cost analysis and benchmarking in the healthcare industry
CA 2452224 A1 · Owner: Exactcost, Inc. · Inventors: Mintz, Ilan
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An accurate cost analysis system (100) and method for medical products and services, which has the ability to determine actual costs and profitability for all levels within a healthcare organization and which unlike existing , financial systems, employs terms and data familiar to healthcare providers. The system collects data from existing information systems (101) in a healthcare organization, and process the data into actionable information. The system utilizes real data collected from the production floor in order to enable decision-makers to analyze the true costs of procedures and services provided to their clients, and to develop business strategies to improve profit margins.
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- Filed June 28, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 28, 2021.
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