Patent ID: 8156166
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: G06Q,G16H,G16Z,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating the selection of a doctor based on an observed experience level with a condition or a procedure, the method comprising: receiving, in a computer system, a selection criteria from a user for selecting a doctor; saving the selection criteria received from the user in the computer system; receiving a medical profile for the user; receiving doctor profiles for a plurality of doctors; receiving additional information for each doctor from multiple third-parties; receiving a plurality of insurance claims for a plurality of customers from a plurality of insurance plans; determining a dispute incident rate for each doctor for each type of medical procedure based on the received insurance claims; merging information for each doctor with the dispute incident rate; consolidating the merged information into the profile for each doctor; generating a ranked and filtered list of the doctors by ranking the profiles for the doctors based on the selection criteria from the user and the dispute incident rate within the medical profile for the user; in response to changes in doctor profiles, automatically generating a new ranked and filtered list; and sending the new ranked and filtered list to the user.