Patent ID: 7412396
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: establishing a virtual clinic on a network; the virtual clinic having working relationships with medical professionals; the virtual clinic having working relationships with patients; the virtual clinic being associated with diagnostic centers, each diagnostic center having diagnostic testing equipment for generating diagnostic test results, a particular diagnostic center being other than a treatment-providing facility or a patient's private home; the virtual clinic storing, for each diagnostic center, the location of the diagnostic center and identification of at least a portion of the diagnostic testing equipment at the diagnostic center; receiving a request for medical services from the particular patient by the virtual clinic; establishing a real-time electronic communications link between the particular patient and a particular medical professional by the virtual clinic; receiving a request for a diagnostic test by the particular patient from the particular medical professional; enabling the particular patient to obtain the location of at least one diagnostic center having diagnostic test equipment corresponding to the diagnostic test, the at least one diagnostic center including the particular diagnostic center; obtaining particular diagnostic test results by the particular patient at the particular diagnostic center, the diagnostic test being administered by a non-medical-professional; and communicating the particular diagnostic test results electronically to the particular medical professional.