Patent ID: 8700424
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of providing medical information, the method comprising: receiving, at a computer-based processing system, information regarding a symptom from a user; correlating, by said system, said information regarding said symptom to at least one condition that presents said symptom; obtaining, at said system, healthcare network information regarding a healthcare network to which the user belongs; acquiring, at said system, information regarding a location of said user; identifying, by said system, a plurality of medical providers according to provider-type based on at least said condition, said healthcare network information, and said location of said user; determining, by said system, an indication of appropriateness for each provider-type to treat said condition based on a condition severity level each medical provider is equipped to treat, wherein the indication is either positive to indicate that the provider-type is appropriate when the medical provider is equipped to treat said condition severity level, or negative to indicate that the provider-type is not appropriate when the medical provider is not equipped to treat said condition severity level; presenting to said user, by said system, with a user interface of said system, a provider-type selection screen comprising a stratified list of provider-types designated with the determined indication of appropriateness; receiving, by said system, a provider-type selection; and displaying, by said system, information regarding said plurality of medical providers that are associated with said selection.