Website messaging system for providing healthcare to a patient

• US 20040010423A1
• Filed: 06/06/2003
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Joseph Sameh
• Original Assignee: Joseph Sameh
• Inventors: Sameh, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US10/456,880
• Publication Number:
  US 20040010423A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing health care to a patient. The method includes the steps of providing a webpage from a website of a sponsor to the patient that displays identifying information of the sponsor and that displays identifiers of a plurality of physicians, detecting selection of a physician of the plurality of physicians by the patient and downloading an appointment request webpage of the selected physician to the patient in response to selection of the physician.

Claims

1. A method of providing health care to a patient, such method comprising:

providing a webpage from a website of a sponsor to the patient that displays identifying information of the sponsor and that also displays identifiers of a plurality of physicians;

detecting selection of a physician of the plurality of physicians by the patient; and

downloading an appointment request webpage of the selected physician to the patient in response to selection of the physician.

2. The method of providing health care as in claim 1 wherein the displayed identifying information further comprises a trademark of the sponsor.

3. The method of providing health care as in claim 1 wherein the displayed identifying information further comprises a service mark of the sponsor.

4. The method of providing health care as in claim 1 wherein the displayed identifying information further comprises a name of the sponsor.

5. The method of providing health care as in claim 1 wherein the sponsor further comprises a hospital.

7. The method of providing health care as in claim 1 further comprising downloading an insurance eligibility webpage to the patient.

8. The method of providing health care as in claim 7 further comprising detecting entry of indicia of insurance eligibility from the patient through the insurance eligibility webpage.

9. The method of providing health care as in claim 8 wherein the indicia of insurance eligibility further comprises a name of an insurance company.

10. The method of providing health care as in claim 9 wherein the indicia of insurance eligibility further comprises a policy number.

11. The method of providing health care as in claim 10 wherein the step of detecting entry of indicia of insurance eligibility further comprises sending a request for confirmation of eligibility to the insurance company including the policy number.

12. The method of providing health care as in claim 10 wherein the step of sending an inquiry to the insurance company further comprises receiving confirmation of insurance eligibility from the insurance company.

13. The method of providing health care as in claim 1 further comprising downloading a patient history webpage to the patient.

15. The method of providing health care as in claim 11 further comprising detecting entry of patient health information from the patient through the patient history webpage.

6. The method of providing health care as in claim 6 wherein the plurality of physicians further comprise physicians affiliated with the hospital.

16. An apparatus for providing health care to a patient, such apparatus comprising:

means for providing a webpage from a website of a sponsor to the patient that displays identifying information of the sponsor and that also displays identifiers of a plurality of physicians;

means for detecting selection of a physician of the plurality of physicians by the patient; and

means for downloading an appointment request webpage of the selected physician to the patient in response to selection of the physician.

17. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 16 wherein the displayed identifying information further comprises a trademark of the sponsor.

18. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 16 wherein the displayed identifying information further comprises a service mark of the sponsor.

19. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 16 wherein the displayed identifying information further comprises a name of the sponsor.

20. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 16 wherein the sponsor further comprises a hospital.

21. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 20 wherein the plurality of physicians further comprise physicians affiliated with the hospital.

22. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 16 further comprising means for downloading an insurance eligibility webpage to the patient.

23. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 22 further comprising means for detecting entry of indicia of insurance eligibility from the patient through the insurance eligibility webpage.

24. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 23 wherein the indicia of insurance eligibility further comprises a name of an insurance company.

25. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 24 wherein the indicia of insurance eligibility further comprises a policy number.

26. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 25 wherein the means for detecting entry of indicia of insurance eligibility further comprises means for sending a request for confirmation of eligibility to the insurance company including the policy number.

27. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 25 wherein the means for sending an inquiry to the insurance company further comprises means for receiving confirmation of insurance eligibility from the insurance company.

28. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 16 further comprising means for downloading a patient history webpage to the patient.

29. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 25 further comprising means for detecting entry of patient health information from the patient through the patient history webpage.

30. An apparatus for providing health care to a patient, such apparatus comprising:

a website adapted to provide a webpage from a sponsor of the website to the patient that displays identifying information of the sponsor and that also displays identifiers of a plurality of physicians;

a physician selection softkey adapted to detect selection of a physician of the plurality of physicians by the patient; and

an appointment request webpage of the selected physician downloaded to the patient in response to selection of the physician.

31. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 30 wherein the displayed identifying information further comprises a trademark of the sponsor.

32. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 30 wherein the displayed identifying information further comprises a service mark of the sponsor.

33. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 30 wherein the displayed identifying information further comprises a name of the sponsor.

34. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 30 wherein the sponsor further comprises a hospital.

35. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 34 wherein the plurality of physicians further comprise physicians affiliated with the hospital.

36. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 30 further comprising an insurance processor adapted to download an insurance eligibility webpage to the patient.

37. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 36 further comprising an interactive window adapted to detect entry of indicia of insurance eligibility from the patient through the insurance eligibility webpage.

38. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 37 wherein the indicia of insurance eligibility further comprises a name of an insurance company.

39. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 38 wherein the indicia of insurance eligibility further comprises a policy number.

40. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 39 wherein the interactive window further comprises a communication processor adapted to send a request for confirmation of eligibility to the insurance company including the policy number.

41. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 40 wherein the communication processor further comprises a records processor adapted to send confirmation of insurance eligibility to the website from the insurance company.

42. The apparatus for providing health care as in claim 30 further comprising a patient history webpage downloaded to the patient.

43. A method of providing health care to a patient, such method comprising:

providing a webpage from a website that displays identifiers of a plurality of physicians;

detecting selection of a physician of the plurality of physicians by the patient; and

downloading an insurance confirmation webpage to the patient in response to selection of the physician.

44. The method of providing health care as in claim 43 further comprising transferring a confirmation request to an insurance carrier.

45. The method of providing health care as in claim 44 further comprising receiving an insurance confirmation from the insurance carrier in response to the request.

46. A method of providing health care to a patient, such method comprising:

providing a webpage from a website that displays identifiers of a plurality of physicians;

detecting selection of a physician of the plurality of physicians by the patient; and

downloading a patient history request webpage to the patient in response to selection of the physician.