Provider directory publisher

A method of electronically publishing a healthcare provider database, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a provider publisher server, information from a plurality of sources relating to healthcare providers;
• automatically organizing, by the provider publisher server via a software component, the information into the healthcare provider database;
• and
• automatically publishing the healthcare provider database via the software component at a network address controlled by the provider publisher server;
• wherein receiving the information comprises receiving the information from a plurality of sources that comprise healthcare providers, employers, marketing organizations and service providers.

A system for electronically publishing a healthcare provider database, the system comprising:

• one or more storage devices including one more databases adapted to store data;
• and
• one or more servers operatively coupled to the one or more storage devices, the one or more servers being configured to receive and automatically organize data for the healthcare provider database from a plurality of sources, the one or more servers being further configured to automatically publish the healthcare provider database at a network address controlled by the one or more servers;
• wherein the plurality of sources may be from a group comprising healthcare providers, employers, marketing organizations and service providers.

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a storage medium;
• and
• a plurality of instructions stored therein;
• wherein the plurality of instructions are adapted to cause one or more processors to perform a plurality of provider publisher operations, the plurality of operations comprising:
• receiving information from a plurality of sources relating to healthcare providers;
• automatically organizing the information into the healthcare provider database;
• and
• automatically publishing the healthcare provider database at a network address controlled by the provider publisher;
• wherein receiving the information comprises receiving the information from a plurality of sources that comprise healthcare providers, employers, marketing organizations and service providers.