Method and system for patient transfers and referrals
First Claim
1. A method for managing a referral and a transfer, the method comprising:
- generating a request for the referral and the transfer, the request including information identifying one or more specialists and one or more medical transportation service providers;
sending the request to the one or more specialists and the one or more medical transportation service providers via a network;
receiving a response from the one or more specialists and the one or more medical transportation service providers identified in the request, the response being used to select the one or more specialists and the one or more medical transportation service providers for awarding of the referral and the transfer; and
notifying a selected specialist and a selected medical transportation service to receive the referral and the transfer, the selected specialist and the selected medical transportation service being determined based on information included in the response.
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Abstract
Techniques for patient transfers and referrals are disclosed, including generating a request for the referral and the transfer, the request including information identifying one or more specialists and one or more medical transportation service providers, sending the request for the referral and the transfer to the one or more specialists and the one or more medical transportation service providers via a network, receiving a response from the one or more specialists and the one or more medical transportation service providers identified in the request, the response being used to select the one or more specialists and the one or more medical transportation service providers for awarding of the referral and the transfer, and notifying a selected specialist and a selected medical transportation service to receive the referral and the transfer, the selected specialist and the selected medical transportation service being determined based on information included in the response.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for managing a referral and a transfer, the method comprising:
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generating a request for the referral and the transfer, the request including information identifying one or more specialists and one or more medical transportation service providers;
sending the request to the one or more specialists and the one or more medical transportation service providers via a network;
receiving a response from the one or more specialists and the one or more medical transportation service providers identified in the request, the response being used to select the one or more specialists and the one or more medical transportation service providers for awarding of the referral and the transfer; and
notifying a selected specialist and a selected medical transportation service to receive the referral and the transfer, the selected specialist and the selected medical transportation service being determined based on information included in the response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer system for managing referral and transfer requests, the system comprising:
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membership module configured to electronically store member properties and services, wherein the membership includes a plurality of referring providers, a plurality of specialists, and a plurality of medical transportation service providers;
request module configured to originate a referral request;
notification module configured to notify members of referrals; and
response module configured to manage responses to the referral request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer program product embodied on computer readable medium, the computer readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to execute a method for managing a referral and a transfer, the method comprising:
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generating a request for the referral and the transfer, the request including information identifying one or more specialists and one or more medical transportation service providers;
sending the request to the one or more specialists and the one or more medical transportation service providers via a network;
receiving a response from the one or more specialists and the one or more medical transportation service providers identified in the request, the response being used to select the one or more specialists and the one or more medical transportation service providers for awarding of the referral; and
notifying a selected specialist and a selected medical transportation service to receive the referral, the selected specialist and the selected medical transportation service being determined based on information included in the response.
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