Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Health care management
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-03
2008-06-03
Frenel, Vanel (Department: 3627)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Health care management
C705S004000, C128S920000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07383197
ABSTRACT:
A system to match a consumer of health care services to a health care service provider over a communications network, the system comprising at least one computer terminal associated with the consumer for allowing the consumer access to the communications network, a network server coupled to the communications network, the server comprising a computer program having, a service provider data base identifying a plurality of health care service providers and associated health care service products offered by the service providers, a first methodology for determining an appropriate treatment based on a diagnosis provided by the consumer or determined by an alternative diagnosis determiner, and a second methodology for determining at least one appropriate service provider based on a treatment preference comprising at least one of geographical location of the provider, insurance plan participation, cost, provider experience with the treatment and provider outcome with respect to the treatment.
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Frenel Vanel
Gart Matthew S.
Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen, LLP
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