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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2012
The Advisory Board Company, Washington, DC (US);
Cynthia Jordan-Nowe, Tucson, AZ (US);
Colleen Cutshaw, Tucson, AZ (US);
Leslie Perls, Tucson, AZ (US);
Troy Hollar, Tucson, AZ (US);
Anne Sarabia, Tucson, AZ (US);
The Advisory Board Company, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A physician referral management system is provided. The system includes a physician profile database, electronically accessible over at least one network system. The physician profile database stores physician profiles, each of which contain information associated with a physician. The system further includes a physician referral application which is hosted at least partially on a server and electronically accessible over at least one network system to a primary care physician device and a specialist physician device. The physician referral application is configured to facilitate a referral of a patient between the primary care physician device and the specialist physician device, and to allow a user of at least one of the primary care physician device and the specialist physician device to search for physicians based on information contained in the physician profiles. At least a portion of the physician profiles contains information relating to insurance plans accepted by particular physicians.