MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ALLOCATION AND UTILIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A data processing system for assigning patients to providers of medical services and/or equipment comprising a database of providers of medical services, equipment, and instrumentation for patients, the database comprising records which comprise provider, medical service, medical equipment, instrumentation, location, and time slot data, means to receive a request for a medical procedure for a first patient, means to select a provider of medical service, provider of medical equipment, or provider of instrumentation from a plurality of providers based on a plurality of factors, and means to return at least one time slot for the service, equipment, or instrumentation in response to the request.
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Abstract
A data processing system for assigning patients to providers of medical services and/or equipment is disclosed. The system comprises a database of providers of medical services and equipment for patients, the database comprising records which comprise provider, medical service, medical equipment, instrumentation, location, and time slot data, means to receive a request for a medical procedure requiring a specific instrumentation for a first patient or for medical equipment, and means to return at least one time slot for the specific instrumentation for the medical procedure in response to the request.
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- 1. A data processing system for assigning patients to providers of medical services and/or equipment comprising a database of providers of medical services, equipment, and instrumentation for patients, the database comprising records which comprise provider, medical service, medical equipment, instrumentation, location, and time slot data, means to receive a request for a medical procedure for a first patient, means to select a provider of medical service, provider of medical equipment, or provider of instrumentation from a plurality of providers based on a plurality of factors, and means to return at least one time slot for the service, equipment, or instrumentation in response to the request.
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