A system and methods for evaluating quality and cost efficiency of a
healthcare service to a patient are presented. In one embodiment, the
system may include a merged database comprising administrative data and
clinical data, a cost-of-care efficiency engine coupled to the merged
database, the cost efficiency engine configured to analyze the merged
clinical data and administrative data to determine a measurement of cost
efficiency, a quality engine coupled to the merged database, the quality
engine configured to analyze the merged clinical data and administrative
data to determine a compliance value, wherein the compliance value
indicates a level of compliance with a clinical guideline, and a
reporting application coupled to the cost efficiency engine and the
quality engine, the reporting application configured to generate a report
representing at least one of the measurement of cost efficiency and the
compliance value.