Patent ID: 8121867

Claim:
A method comprising: enabling, by a computing device for a first user, access to a transparency software application, said transparency software application executed by a computer processor of said computing device; retrieving, by said transparency software application from a personalization engine, personal data associated with said first user; transmitting, by said transparency software application to said first user, a first request for a point of interest associated with said first user; receiving, by said transparency software application from said first user in response to said first request, an address associated with said point of interest; receiving, by said transparency software application from aggregated multiple disparate government sources, relevant sets of interactive comparison tables comprising medical quality and cost information; retrieving, by said transparency software application from said personal information, relevant static and dynamic data associated with a health condition of said first user; receiving, by said transparency software application from interactive social networking facilities, healthcare consumer feedback and consumer ratings from users, administrators, and moderators participating in threaded discussions; enabling, by said transparency software application in response to said receiving said address, a two dimensional mapping application; receiving, by said transparency software application from said two dimensional mapping application, a geographical map associated with said address; receiving, by said transparency software application from said first user, selections for relevant healthcare service providers specified on said geographical map; retrieving, by said transparency software application from a ratings and feedback engine, ratings and feedback data associated with said relevant healthcare service providers; receiving, by said transparency software application from said first user, a selection for a first filter criteria; first evaluating, by said transparency software application, said first filter criteria; receiving, by said transparency software application from said first user, a selection for a plurality of subsequent filter criteria; second evaluating, by said transparency software application in succession, each of said plurality of subsequent filter criteria; third evaluating, said relevant sets of interactive comparison tables, said relevant static and dynamic data, and said healthcare consumer feedback and consumer ratings; generating, by said transparency software application, a report indicating results of said first evaluating, said second evaluating, and said third evaluating; and storing, by said computing device, said report.