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;
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;
storing the consultation in the database;
transmitting a notification over the network to the first healthcare provider in response to receiving the consultation from the second healthcare provider, the notification 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;
transmitting the consultation over the network to the first machine in response to the request to view the consultation;
transmitting a request for approval to use the consultation for medical educational purposes over the network to the first healthcare provider;
receiving an approval to use the consultation for medical educational purposes over the network from the first healthcare provider; and
electronically identifying the consultation as usable for medical education purposes in response to the approval received from the first healthcare provider.
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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; 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; storing the consultation in the database; transmitting a notification over the network to the first healthcare provider in response to receiving the consultation from the second healthcare provider, the notification 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; transmitting the consultation over the network to the first machine in response to the request to view the consultation; transmitting a request for approval to use the consultation for medical educational purposes over the network to the first healthcare provider; receiving an approval to use the consultation for medical educational purposes over the network from the first healthcare provider; and electronically identifying the consultation as usable for medical education purposes in response to the approval received from the first healthcare provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. 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; 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; transmitting a notification over the network to a third healthcare provider in response to receiving the request for a consultation, the notification informing the third healthcare provider that a request for a consultation has been received; receiving a request for the consult data over the network from the third healthcare provider; transmitting the consult data over the network to a third machine in response to the request for the consult data from the third healthcare provider; and receiving a consultation over the network submitted by the third healthcare provider, the consultation including the second healthcare provider'"'"'s assessment and/or diagnosis based on the consult data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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