Patent ID: 8060500

Claim:
A computing system implemented process for selecting a healthcare provider comprising: obtaining a list of one or more healthcare providers, the list of one or more healthcare providers comprising information associated with one or more healthcare providers; initiating a healthcare provider search request using one or more healthcare consumer criteria for selecting a healthcare provider; in response to the healthcare provider search request, searching the list of one or more healthcare providers to identify one or more healthcare providers that match at least of the healthcare consumer criteria for selecting a healthcare provider, the process operable to match criteria including one or more geographical areas to exclude from search results thus ensuring that no providers located within the excluded geographical areas are included within the identified one or more healthcare providers, the one or more geographical areas to exclude being provided in the search request; obtaining available appointment time data and estimated wait time data from at least one of the identified one or more healthcare providers that match at least one of the healthcare consumer criteria for selecting a healthcare provider; and providing the healthcare consumer with information regarding at least one of the identified one or more healthcare providers that match at least one of the healthcare consumer criteria for selecting a healthcare provider, the information comprising appointment time data and estimated wait time data associated with the at least one of the identified one or more healthcare providers that match at least one of the healthcare consumer criteria for selecting a healthcare provider.