The Physicians Perspective

HCI recognizes all significant clinical conditions and manifestations of co-morbidity (multiple conditions) in each patient record. HCI then builds an engineering work flow or clinical pathway for each patient record.

The clinical pathway is the physician's process of treatment. These clinical pathways are based on best-demonstrated practices, not on an externally generated set of "cook-book recipe".

HCI then applies a micro-costing system with relative cost weights based on diagnostic & treatment components to the clinical pathways.

The analysis of clinical production pathways become guidelines from the physicians perspective that can be used to examine the actual resource utilization and to evaluate cost-saving, quality-enhancing changes.

HCI's intelligence shows the implications of multiple conditions for LOS (Length of Stay) and mortality.

Clinical pathways and cost accounting pathways become one. HCI's technology provides a clinical framework for operational and strategic decision making.

HCI will show you where the trouble spots are and how much you can save (ROI).

HCI analysis makes a difference by identifying co-morbidities and complicating factors with severity and intensity distinctions for each patient record. HCI measures the relative severity and costliness of a hospital's unique case mix of patients in a way that is consistent with the medical care process.

HCI's products can facilitate the review of appropriateness of clinical management of specific patient types, as well as provide information to assist decision makers with financial assessments of alternative services and clinical programs.