Methods and system for processing healthcare referrals

A method for processing referrals, the method comprising:

• transmitting a completed referral form having a unique recipient identification code associated therewith from an originator computer to a server computer having the unique recipient identification code as one of a plurality of recipient identification codes stored therein;
• transmitting the completed referral form from the server computer to a recipient computer responsive to the receipt of a referral retrieval request from the recipient computer by the server computer and the referral retrieval request including a recipient identification code corresponding to the unique recipient identification code stored in the server computer;
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• transmitting a confirmation message from the recipient computer to the server computer responsive to a successful transmission of the completed referral form from the server computer to the recipient computer.

A computer program product residing on a computer usable medium for processing healthcare referrals within a healthcare industry, the computer program product comprising:

• program code means for transmitting a completed referral form having a unique recipient identification code associated therewith from an originator computer to a server computer having the unique recipient identification code as one of a plurality of recipient identification codes stored therein;
• program code means for transmitting the completed referral form from the server computer to a recipient computer responsive to the receipt of a referral retrieval request from the recipient computer by the server computer and the referral retrieval request including a recipient identification code that matches the unique recipient identification code stored in the server computer;
• program code means for transmitting a second confirmation message from the recipient computer to the server computer responsive to a successful transmission of the completed referral form from the server computer to the recipient computer;
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• program code means for transmitting the second confirmation message from the server computer to the originator computer.

A computer program product residing on a computer usable medium for processing referrals, the computer program product comprising:

• program code means for transmitting a completed referral form having a unique recipient identification code associated therewith as one of a plurality of recipient identification codes stored therein;
• program code means for transmitting the completed referral form responsive to the receipt of a referral retrieval request, the referral retrieval request including a recipient identification code corresponding to the unique recipient identification code;
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• program code means for transmitting a second confirmation message responsive to a successful transmission of the completed referral.

A computer system for processing healthcare referrals within healthcare industry, the computer system comprising:

• means for transmitting a completed referral form having a unique recipient identification code associated therewith from an originator computer to a server computer having the unique recipient identification code as one of a plurality of recipient identification codes stored therein;
• means for transmitting the completed referral form from the server computer to a recipient computer responsive to the receipt of a referral retrieval request from the recipient computer by the server computer and the referral retrieval request including a recipient identification code that matches one of the plurality of recipient identification codes stored in the server computer;
• means for transmitting a second confirmation message from the recipient computer to the server computer after a successful transmission of the completed referral form from the server computer to the recipient computer;
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• means for transmitting the second confirmation message from the server computer to the originator computer.

A computer system for processing referrals, the computer system comprising:

• a transmitter positioned to transmit a completed referral form having a unique recipient identification code associated therewith from an originator computer to a server computer having the unique recipient identification code as one of a plurality of recipient identification codes stored therein;
• a transmitter positioned to transmit the completed referral form from the server computer to a recipient computer responsive to the receipt of a referral retrieval request from the recipient computer by the server computer and the referral retrieval request including a recipient identification code that matches one of the plurality of recipient identification codes stored in the server computer;
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• a transmitter positioned to transmit a second confirmation message from the recipient computer to the server computer after a successful transmission of the completed referral form from the server computer to the recipient computer.