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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2008
Todd M. Fitch, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Thomas Anthony Frasher, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Steven Sholtis, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Sean P. Lewis, Dublin, CA (US);
Todd M. Fitch, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Thomas Anthony Frasher, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Steven Sholtis, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Sean P. Lewis, Dublin, CA (US);
Intuit Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for selecting a healthcare provider includes a process for selecting a healthcare provider whereby healthcare provider list data is obtained, along with various data regarding the healthcare providers on the healthcare provider list, and the data is stored in a healthcare provider database. When a healthcare consumer initiates a healthcare provider search request, one or more healthcare consumer criteria for acceptable/desired healthcare providers and/or healthcare services needed is obtained and used to search the healthcare provider database to identify one or more healthcare providers most closely meeting the healthcare consumer's criteria. The availability of appointments and/or estimated wait times for the identified one or more healthcare providers are then obtained. The healthcare consumer is then provided information regarding the one or more identified healthcare providers along with the available appointments and/or estimated office wait times for the one or more identified healthcare providers.