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Method and procedure to find best fit medical service provider

  • US 10,366,203 B2
  • Filed: 10/26/2015
  • Issued: 07/30/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method performed by a processor, the method comprising:

  • receiving a detected health characteristic of a user from a biometric sensor;

    determining an amount of insulin available to an insulin pump is insufficient to treat the user, wherein the detected health characteristic of the user is a blood sugar level;

    identifying a medical service for the user based on a request signal received from a mobile device and the amount of insulin and the blood sugar level, the medical service is based on the detected health characteristic of the user, and the medical service having a type;

    identifying a health insurance plan associated with the user;

    determining a location of the mobile device;

    identifying a plurality of medical service providers based on at least the type of medical service;

    identifying insurance plans accepted by each of the plurality of medical service providers;

    determining a plurality of travel times, wherein each of the plurality of travel times is indicative of an estimated time to travel between the location and a provider location of a respective one of the plurality of medical service providers and wherein the plurality of travel times are based on traffic information;

    determining a plurality of estimated wait times for the plurality of medical service providers based on at least data provided by the at least one of the plurality of medical service providers;

    identifying a first subset of the plurality of medical service providers having operating hours for which an estimated arrival time is outside of a predetermined threshold from the associated operating hours;

    determining a ranking of the plurality of medical service providers based on whether each of the plurality of medical service providers accepts the health insurance plan, the plurality of travel times, and the plurality of estimated wait times, wherein the ranking excludes the first subset of the plurality of medical providers; and

    providing patient information related to the blood sugar level to at least one of the plurality of medical service providers.

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