Patent ID: 6862571

Claim:
A process of linking credentialing information with a medical malpractice insurance application, the process comprising the steps of: providing a questionnaire for use in compiling credentialing information concerning an associated physician to create a first credentialing application, the questionnaire including means for obtaining the physician's permission for release of the credentialing information to an associated medical malpractice insurance participant; electronically forwarding the information to an associated credentialing entity; verifying the credentialing information; electronically forwarding the questionnaire from the credentialing entity the medical malpractice insurance participant if the physician gave permission for release of the credentialing information; providing the physician with at least one insurance premium quote generated by the medical malpractice insurance participant for use in generating a medical malpractice insurance policy for the physician based at least in part on the credentialing information; preparing a medical malpractice insurance application for the physician; electronically transferring at least a portion of the verified credentialing information from the questionnaire to the medical malpractice insurance application; completing the formation of the medical malpractice insurance application; delivering the medical malpractice insurance application to the physician for the physician's review and approval; generating the medical malpractice insurance policy to coincide with subsequent credentialing applications for the physician; electronically transferring the credentialing information from the medical malpractice insurance policy to the subsequent credentialing application; generating a subsequent credentialing application; and, sending the subsequent credentialing application to an associated healthcare organization to which the physician must provide the credentialing information.