System, method and apparatus for second opinion
OwnerSteven J. Waisbreninventor
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Abstract
A method for providing a medical second opinion includes receiving a first IDC-9 code from a physician at a computerized system. The first ICD-9 code is related to a clinical interest of the physician. A second ICD-9 code is received at the computerized system from a patient. The computerized system compares the first and second ICD-9 code values. By finding equivalent or equal ICD-9 codes, a physician having an appropriate clinical interest is automatically referred to the patient. The physician provides a second medical opinion.
Claims20
A method for providing a medical second opinion comprising:
- receiving a first IDC-9 code from a physician, said first IDC-9 code being related to a clinical interest of said physician;
- storing said IDC-9 code in a machine-readable medium;
- receiving a second IDC-9 code from a patient, said second IDC-9 code being related to a clinical condition of said patient;
- searching said machine-readable medium with a computer to identify said physician based on a comparison between said second IDC-9 code and said first IDC-9 code.
A medical second opinion system comprising:
- a machine-readable memory storage device;
- a computer coupled to said machine-readable memory storage device, said computer being coupled to a communications network, said computer being adapted to receive a first IDC-9 code from a patient and compare said first IDC-9 code to a second IDC-9 code stored within said machine-readable memory storage device.
A medical second opinion system as defined in claim 30 wherein said means for notifying said patient of said identity of said human physician comprises an e-mail-enabled device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.