Tracking the availability of service providers across multiple platforms
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1. A computer-implemented method comprises:
- tracking by one or more computers a status of a medical service provider'"'"'s present availability for a real-time consultation with a consumer of medical services;
identifying by the one or more computers a status change in the medical service provider'"'"'s present availability;
determining by the one or more computers a list of health insurance networks associated with the medical service provider; and
sending a message to one or more computer systems associated with the health insurance networks included in the list to update, based on the identified status change, the medical service provider'"'"'s status in each of the health insurance networks.
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Abstract
Amongst other things, the availability of service providers is tracked across one or more service provider networks. A status change of the service provider is identified on one or more of the service provider networks and the other service provider networks associated with the service provider is sent data indicating the changed status of the service provider.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprises:
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tracking by one or more computers a status of a medical service provider'"'"'s present availability for a real-time consultation with a consumer of medical services; identifying by the one or more computers a status change in the medical service provider'"'"'s present availability; determining by the one or more computers a list of health insurance networks associated with the medical service provider; and sending a message to one or more computer systems associated with the health insurance networks included in the list to update, based on the identified status change, the medical service provider'"'"'s status in each of the health insurance networks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium for providing broker services to consumers and service providers, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing a computer to:
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track a status of a medical service provider'"'"'s present availability for a real-time consultation with a consumer of medical services; identify a status change in the medical service provider'"'"'s present availability; determine a list of health insurance networks associated with the medical service provider; and send a message to one or more computer systems associated with the health insurance networks included in the list to update, based on the identified status change, the medical service provider'"'"'s status in each of the health insurance networks. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium for providing broker services to consumers and service providers, the computer program product comprising instructions for causing the processor to; track a status of a medical service provider'"'"'s present availability for a real-time consultation with a consumer of medical services; identify a status change in the medical service provider'"'"'s present availability; determine a list of health insurance networks associated with the medical service provider; and send a message to one or more computer systems associated with the health insurance networks included in the list to update, based on the identified status change, the medical service provider'"'"'s status in each of the health insurance networks. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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