Healthcare notification system
First Claim
1. In a network, a method of notifying a healthcare provider of a health-related issue affecting patient health by an organization with a need to communicate with healthcare providers regarding health-related issues affecting patient health, the method comprising:
- sending an electronic notification of the health-related issue received from an organization to a healthcare provider, the electronic notification including a mechanism for obtaining an acknowledgement indicating that the healthcare provider has received and opened the electronic notification;
receiving the acknowledgement by the network from the healthcare provider, the acknowledgement indicating that the healthcare provider has received and opened the electronic notification.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus enabling organizations with a need to communicate with healthcare providers regarding health-related issues affecting patient health to notify healthcare providers of a health-related issue affecting patient health are disclosed. An electronic notification of the health-related issue is transmitted by one of the organizations to a healthcare notification network for transmission to a healthcare provider, where the electronic notification includes a mechanism for obtaining an acknowledgement indicating that the healthcare provider has received and opened the electronic notification. The acknowledgement is then received by the network from the healthcare provider, where the acknowledgement indicates that the healthcare provider has received and opened the electronic notification. In response to the notification received from the organization, the healthcare provider transmits a notification of the health-related issue to the affected patients.
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33 Claims
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1. In a network, a method of notifying a healthcare provider of a health-related issue affecting patient health by an organization with a need to communicate with healthcare providers regarding health-related issues affecting patient health, the method comprising:
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sending an electronic notification of the health-related issue received from an organization to a healthcare provider, the electronic notification including a mechanism for obtaining an acknowledgement indicating that the healthcare provider has received and opened the electronic notification;
receiving the acknowledgement by the network from the healthcare provider, the acknowledgement indicating that the healthcare provider has received and opened the electronic notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system supporting communication between healthcare providers and patients regarding issues affecting the health of the patients, comprising:
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a first computer network facilitating communication between the healthcare providers and organizations with a need to communicate with the healthcare providers on matters affecting patient health;
a notification mechanism supporting generation and transmission of notifications by the organizations to the healthcare providers via the first computer network, the notifications each notifying the healthcare providers of a health-related issue affecting patient health; and
a second computer network connecting the healthcare providers and their patients, wherein the second computer network supports secured communications between the healthcare providers and their patients. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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