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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2007
Terry Leclair, Fremont, CA (US);
Steven A. Sholtis, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Terry LeClair, Fremont, CA (US);
Steven A. Sholtis, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Intuit Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that facilitates the selection of a doctor for a user. The system provides a list of doctors to the user based on an observed experience level of the listed doctors with a condition or a procedure. During operation, the system receives from a user a selection criteria for selecting of a doctor. The system also receives from the user a medical profile for the user. Next, the system receives from a third-party a plurality of doctors' profiles. Then, the system ranks the plurality of doctors' profiles into a ranked list based on the selection criteria and conditions within the medical profile. Finally, the system sends the ranked list to the user.