Healthcare Notification Method And System Including A Healthcare Website
First Claim
1. A method of operating a processing device that provides a website used to send an electronic healthcare notification to a plurality of health providers from an organization, the method comprising:
- receiving information regarding the healthcare notification from an organization;
generating the electronic healthcare notification in a predetermined format to a selected healthcare provider in the plurality of healthcare providers; and
receiving an acknowledgement of receipt of the electronic healthcare notification from the selected healthcare provider.
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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, which may include a healthcare website, 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 healthcare website from the healthcare provider, where the acknowledgement indicates that the healthcare provider has received and opened the electronic notification. Healthcare information, such as drug recalls and medication warnings to healthcare providers from content providers, along with other services, is provided at the healthcare website.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of operating a processing device that provides a website used to send an electronic healthcare notification to a plurality of health providers from an organization, the method comprising:
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receiving information regarding the healthcare notification from an organization; generating the electronic healthcare notification in a predetermined format to a selected healthcare provider in the plurality of healthcare providers; and receiving an acknowledgement of receipt of the electronic healthcare notification from the selected healthcare provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method to notify a plurality of healthcare providers of a medical event, the method comprising:
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receiving electronically information regarding the medical event; selecting a set of the plurality of healthcare providers to notify; and notifying electronically the set of healthcare providers of the medical event. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system to provide information regarding a medical event, the system comprising:
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a storage device to store contact information regarding a plurality of healthcare providers and a corresponding preferred type of electronic communication; a processor, coupled to the storage device; the storage device to store executable instructions for controlling the processor; and the processor is operative with the executable instructions to; receive information regarding the medical event via the Internet; determine a set of healthcare providers to receive information regarding the medical event from the plurality of healthcare providers; determine a preferred type of communication for each of healthcare providers in the set of healthcare providers; format the information regarding the medical event in response to the preferred type of communication for each of the healthcare providers in the set of healthcare providers; and provide an electronic notification of the information regarding the medical event to each of the set of healthcare providers, each electronic notification formatted based on the corresponding preferred type of communication. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A healthcare notification network comprising:
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a first processing device to provide information regarding a medical event via the Internet; a second processing device to receive the information, the second processing device to select a set of healthcare providers to notify from a plurality of healthcare providers, the second processing device formatting the information in response to a corresponding plurality of communication preferences of the set of healthcare providers; and a third processing device to receive at least one notification formatted by the second processing device via the Internet, the third processing device to access further information regarding the medical event. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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