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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2000
Kenneth H. Falchuk, Newton, MA (US);
Jose A. Halperin, Brookline, MA (US);
Evan J. Falchuk, W. Newton, MA (US);
Lawrence S. Brewster, E. Falmouth, MA (US);
Kenneth H. Falchuk, Newton, MA (US);
Jose A. Halperin, Brookline, MA (US);
Evan J. Falchuk, W. Newton, MA (US);
Lawrence S. Brewster, E. Falmouth, MA (US);
Best Doctors, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for facilitating and managing health care between a medical provider and a patient. In one aspect, the system and method includes providing a patient having a first criteria, which includes a medical symptom. The system and method also include selecting a subset of medical providers having expertise in treating the medical symptom, generating a care request to obtain a treatment proposal for the medical symptom of the patient, and updating the care request with medical information associated with the medical symptom. The system and method further include receiving at least one treatment proposal of the medical symptom from the medical providers and selecting a treatment proposal of the medical symptom from the medical providers.