Consultation service, system, and method for selecting an electronic medical record (EMR) provider
First Claim
1. A system for searching for vendor products comprising:
- a consultant data store populated with standardized product characteristics for a plurality of products supplied by different vendors;
a search engine configured to compare customer preferences against product characteristic contained in the consultant data store;
a client interface including an input section and a result section;
the input section configured for customers to enter customer preferences into a plurality of consultant established fields; and
a result section configured to present a plurality of vendor products based upon search engine results, wherein an indicator based upon a level of correspondence between customer preferences and product characteristics is displayed next to each vendor product.
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Abstract
A system for searching for vendor products including a consultant data store, a search engine, and a client interface having an input section and a result section. The consultant data store can be populated with standardized product characteristics for a plurality of products supplied by different vendors. The search engine can compare customer preferences against product characteristic contained in the consultant data store. The input section can be configured for customers to enter customer preferences into a plurality of consultant established fields. The result section can be configured to present a plurality of vendor products based upon search engine results, wherein an indicator based upon a level of correspondence between customer preferences and product characteristics is displayed next to each vendor product. In one embodiment, the products can be electronic medical record products and the client interface can be a Web-based interface configured for health care providers.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for searching for vendor products comprising:
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a consultant data store populated with standardized product characteristics for a plurality of products supplied by different vendors;
a search engine configured to compare customer preferences against product characteristic contained in the consultant data store;
a client interface including an input section and a result section;
the input section configured for customers to enter customer preferences into a plurality of consultant established fields; and
a result section configured to present a plurality of vendor products based upon search engine results, wherein an indicator based upon a level of correspondence between customer preferences and product characteristics is displayed next to each vendor product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for selecting an electronic medical record (EMR) solution comprising:
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a consultant database including standardized characteristics for a plurality of EMR products;
a health care provider (HCP) interface configured to identify HCP specific values of the standardized characteristics;
a filtration engine configured to generate a culled list of EMR products, said culled list including a subset of EMR products having standardized characteristics corresponding to said HCP specific values, said filtration engine further configured to narrow the culled list to generate a favored list, wherein narrowing is based upon additional input provided by a party to whom the culled list was presented;
a presentation interface configured to present the favored list to a HCP; and
a contact mechanism configured to facilitate communications between the HCP and at least one EMR product selected from the favored list. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A service for matching electronic medical record (EMR) providers to health care providers (HCPs) comprising the steps of:
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registering a multitude of EMR products with said service, said registering step including receiving and validating EMR product specific values for a plurality of EMR standardized characteristics;
subscribing a plurality of HCPs with said service, said subscribing step including receiving HCP specific values for core characteristics, which are a subset of said standardized characteristics;
generating a culled list of EMR products for subscribed HCPs based on a correspondence between the EMR specific values and the HCP specific values for the core characteristics;
receiving HCP specific values for supplemental characteristics, which are a subset of said standardized characteristics;
constructing a favored list of EMR products based upon a correspondence between the EMR specific values and the HCP specific values for the supplemental characteristics; and
presenting said favored list to an HCP for which the favored list was constructed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for matching electronic medical record (EMR) providers to health care providers (HCPs) comprising the steps of:
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registering a multitude of EMR products with a service, said registering step including receiving and validating EMR product specific values for a plurality of EMR standardized characteristics;
subscribing a plurality of HCPs with said service, said subscribing step including receiving HCP specific values for core characteristics, which are a subset of said standardized characteristics;
generating a culled list of EMR products for subscribed HCPs based on a correspondence between the EMR specific values and the HCP specific values for the core characteristics;
receiving HCP specific values for supplemental characteristics, which are a subset of said standardized characteristics;
constructing a favored list of EMR products based upon a correspondence between the EMR specific values and the HCP specific values for the supplemental characteristics; and
presenting said favored list to an HCP for which the favored list was constructed.
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24. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:
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registering a multitude of EMR products with a service, said registering step including receiving and validating EMR product specific values for a plurality of EMR standardized characteristics;
subscribing a plurality of HCPs with said service, said subscribing step including receiving HCP specific values for core characteristics, which are a subset of said standardized characteristics;
generating a culled list of EMR products for subscribed HCPs based on a correspondence between the EMR specific values and the HCP specific values for the core characteristics;
receiving HCP specific values for supplemental characteristics, which are a subset of said standardized characteristics;
constructing a favored list of EMR products based upon a correspondence between the EMR specific values and the HCP specific values for the supplemental characteristics; and
presenting said favored list to an HCP for which the favored list was constructed.
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