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Method of facilitating medical consultations

  • US 7,379,964 B1
  • Filed: 10/26/2001
  • Issued: 05/27/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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