METHOD OF FACILITATING MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS
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1. A method for a first healthcare provider to consult a second healthcare provider regarding at least one of diagnosis and treatment of a patient, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for a consultation over a network submitted by the first healthcare provider via a first machine, the request including consult data;
storing the consult data in a database;
transmitting a notification over the network to the second healthcare provider in response to receiving the request for a consultation, the notification informing the second healthcare provider that a request for a consultation has been received;
receiving a request for the consult data over the network from the second healthcare provider;
transmitting the consult data over the network to a second machine in response to the request for the consult data; and
receiving a consultation over the network submitted by the second healthcare provider, the consultation including the second healthcare provider'"'"'s assessment and/or diagnosis based on the consult data.
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A method for a first healthcare provider to consult a second healthcare provider regarding at least one of diagnosis of a patient and treatment of a patient includes the first healthcare provider submitting a request for consultation on a machine, and the second healthcare provider submitting a consultation response on a machine.
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1. A method for a first healthcare provider to consult a second healthcare provider regarding at least one of diagnosis and treatment of a patient, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a consultation over a network submitted by the first healthcare provider via a first machine, the request including consult data; storing the consult data in a database; transmitting a notification over the network to the second healthcare provider in response to receiving the request for a consultation, the notification informing the second healthcare provider that a request for a consultation has been received; receiving a request for the consult data over the network from the second healthcare provider; transmitting the consult data over the network to a second machine in response to the request for the consult data; and receiving a consultation over the network submitted by the second healthcare provider, the consultation including the second healthcare provider'"'"'s assessment and/or diagnosis based on the consult data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for a first healthcare provider to consult a second healthcare provider regarding at least one of diagnosis and treatment of a patient, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a consultation over a network submitted by the first healthcare provider via a first machine, the request including consult data; storing the consult data in a database; generating an e-mail to the second healthcare provider in response to receiving the request for a consultation, the e-mail informing the second healthcare provider that a request for a consultation has been received; receiving a request for the consult data over the network from the second healthcare provider; transmitting the consult data over the network to a second machine in response to the request for the consult data; receiving a consultation over the network submitted by the second healthcare provider, the consultation including the second healthcare provider'"'"'s assessment and/or diagnosis based on the consult data; generating an e-mail to the first healthcare provider in response to receiving the consultation from the second healthcare provider, the e-mail informing the first healthcare provider that a consultation has been received; receiving a request to view the consultation over the network from the first healthcare provider; and transmitting the consultation over the network to the first machine in response to the request to view the consultation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing medical education, the method comprising:
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receiving a number of consultations submitted by a plurality of healthcare providers over a network, the consultations being based on consult data reviewed by the plurality of healthcare providers; storing the number of consultations in a database; receiving a request for medical education over the network submitted by a user via a first machine; generating a list of consultations that have been previously identified as usable for medical education; determining a selected consultation from the list of consultations based on a selection made by the user; and retrieving the selected consultation from the database; and transmitting the selected consultation over the network to the first machine. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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