Web based health and wellness resource locator
First Claim
1. A method of providing healthcare related information to a user comprising:
- a) establishing a database of health related service providers;
b) gathering information from the user;
c) processing the information to determine a health related need;
d) matching the heath related need to the database of health related service providers and creating a user specific list of health related service providers;
e) providing the list of health related service providers to the user;
f) allowing the user to select a specific health related service provider; and
g) scheduling a consultation between the user and the specific health related service provider.
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Abstract
The current system can include user-initiated, system-prompted and sometimes human-assisted consumer access to specific filters within the automated system. These filters can direct the consumers/patient to a rank ordered list of various health and wellness providers that are relatively available. This list can be segmented by various criteria that are ranked however the consumer chooses. These can include providers that are within the specific health plan or under the insurance coverage or previous pay arrangement of the consumer, or by geographical or zip code locations, and various other optional criteria, including, but not limited to, ethnicity, language, proficiency, gender, experience level, specialization, and the like. The consumer can schedule a consultation/appointment/visit on the appointment schedule of the provider of the consumer'"'"'s choice after reviewing the options available.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing healthcare related information to a user comprising:
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a) establishing a database of health related service providers;
b) gathering information from the user;
c) processing the information to determine a health related need;
d) matching the heath related need to the database of health related service providers and creating a user specific list of health related service providers;
e) providing the list of health related service providers to the user;
f) allowing the user to select a specific health related service provider; and
g) scheduling a consultation between the user and the specific health related service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method utilizing the Internet to provide a user with healthcare related information and establish a consultation between the user and a healthcare related service provider, the method comprising:
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a) providing a web server associated with the database of health related service providers;
b) allowing the user to access web pages supported by the web browser;
c) using interactive software to establish a user directed health related need and to gather user specific information;
d) providing the user with healthcare related information corresponding with the health related need;
e) creating a user specific list of health related service providers by comparing the heath related need and the user specific information to the database of health related service providers;
f) allowing the user to select a specific health related service provider from the user specific list of health related service providers; and
g) scheduling a consultation between the user and one of the specific health related service providers from the user specific list of health related service providers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A navigational system for providing health related information to and scheduling services for a user of the Internet, the system comprising:
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a web server contain a database of healthcare related information, the data base including a listing of healthcare related service providers, service provider information specific to each of the healthcare related service providers, and healthcare related information specific to a plurality of healthcare related needs;
a retrieval system accessible by the user of the Internet, the retrieval system including an interactive interface between the user of the Internet and the web server;
a scheduling system interfacing the user of the Internet and at least one of the healthcare related service providers to establish a consultation between the user of the Internet and at least one of the healthcare related service providers. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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