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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2003
Steven J. Larsen, Cross Plains, WI (US);
Sameer Grover, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Marie C. Derose, Madison, WI (US);
Steven J. Larsen, Cross Plains, WI (US);
Sameer Grover, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Marie C. Derose, Madison, WI (US);
Epic Systems Corporation, Verona, WI (US);
Abstract
A method of providing a healthcare provider the ability to schedule an appointment including receiving a patient's requested appointment from an appointment scheduler; receiving an initial visit type from the appointment scheduler corresponding to the requested appointment; scheduling the requested appointment when it is determined that the requested appointment corresponds to a basic appointment; and providing the appointment scheduler with a set of decision support tools and responding to the requested appointment, when it is determined that the requested appointment corresponds to a complex appointment.