Method of developing patient referrals using the internet
First Claim
1. A method for referring an Internet user to a healthcare provider comprising the steps of:
- providing a website at which the Internet user may access healthcare information;
prompting the Internet user to provide user identifying information;
using the user identifying information provided by the Internet user to determine at least one matching healthcare provider;
displaying to the Internet user at the website a set of provider information regarding the at least one matching healthcare provider; and
generating an automated communication to the Internet user transmitting the set of provider information regarding the at least one matching healthcare provider.
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Abstract
A Web-based software application that implements a method for referring Internet users to healthcare providers. Internet users are able to access healthcare information on a Website. Internet users may be attracted to the Website by various forms of advertisements, including print, television, radio, direct mail, Internet, or other forms of advertisement. The healthcare information accessible to Internet users at the Website may include information regarding medical or psychiatric disorders, including overviews of disorders, their incidence and prevalence, and their symptoms, pathophysiology, consequences, and treatments. General information regarding the diagnosis of conditions may be presented. Internet users are prompted to provide identifying information, such as, for example, information regarding diagnostic criteria or geographical information, which is used to determine matching healthcare providers, and information regarding the matching healthcare providers is provided to users.
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1. A method for referring an Internet user to a healthcare provider comprising the steps of:
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providing a website at which the Internet user may access healthcare information;
prompting the Internet user to provide user identifying information;
using the user identifying information provided by the Internet user to determine at least one matching healthcare provider;
displaying to the Internet user at the website a set of provider information regarding the at least one matching healthcare provider; and
generating an automated communication to the Internet user transmitting the set of provider information regarding the at least one matching healthcare provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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