Healthcare Notification Method And System Including A Healthcare Website

A method of operation in a system including at least one processing device to execute machine readable instructions and at least one storage device to store a plurality of healthcare provider names, a plurality of respective specialties and a plurality of tests, the method comprising:

• receiving electronic information indicating a medical event;
• selecting, by the at least one processing device in response to 1) the machine readable instructions, 2) a type of the medical event and 3) the plurality of specialties, a set of the plurality of healthcare provider names to notify from the at least one storage device;
• selecting, by the processing device in response to the machine readable instructions, a test from the plurality of tests, stored in the storage device, to be completed by a healthcare provider in the set of healthcare providers names in order to earn credit toward continuing medical education requirements;
• preparing, by the processing device in response to the machine readable instructions, an electronic healthcare notification of the medical event to the set of healthcare providers;
• providing the electronic healthcare notification to the set of healthcare providers;
• providing the test to each of the healthcare providers in the set of healthcare providers;
• and
• receiving answers to the test provided by at least one of the healthcare providers in the set of healthcare providers.

A system to provide information regarding a medical event, the system comprising:

• at least one storage device to store a plurality of healthcare provider names, a plurality of respective specialties and a plurality of tests to earn continuing education credit;
• at least one processor, coupled to the storage device;
• the at least one storage device to store executable machine readable instructions for controlling the processor;
• and
• the at least one processor is operative with the executable machine readable instructions to:
• receive information regarding the medical event;
• select a set of healthcare providers to receive information regarding the medical event from the plurality of healthcare providers;
• select a preferred type of communication for each of the healthcare providers in the set of healthcare providers;
• format the information regarding the medical event in response to the preferred type of communication for each of the healthcare providers in the set of healthcare providers;
• provide an electronic notification of the information regarding the medical event to each of the set of healthcare providers, each electronic notification formatted based on the corresponding preferred type of communication;
• select a test from the plurality of tests to provide to each of the healthcare providers in the set of healthcare providers;
• provide the test to each of the healthcare providers in the set of healthcare providers;
• and
• receive answers to the test provided by at least one of the healthcare providers in the set of healthcare providers.

A method performed by a processing device to notify a plurality of healthcare providers of a medical event, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the processing device, electronic information regarding the medical event;
• selecting, by the processing device, a set of the plurality of healthcare providers to notify in response to a type of medical event and in response to whether a healthcare provider has received an electronic healthcare notification of the medical event;
• preparing, by the processing device, an electronic healthcare notification of the medical event for the set of healthcare providers;
• and
• providing, by the processing device, the electronic healthcare notification to the set of healthcare providers.

A system to provide information regarding a medical event, the system comprising:

• at least one storage device to store a plurality of healthcare provider names, a plurality of respective specialties and respective associated healthcare websites;
• at least one processor, coupled to the storage device;
• the at least one storage device to store executable machine readable instructions for controlling the processor;
• and
• the at least one processor is operative with the executable machine readable instructions to:
• receive electronic information regarding the medical event;
• select a set of healthcare providers to notify in response to a type of medical event and in response to respective specialties of the plurality of healthcare providers;
• and
• provide an electronic notification of the information regarding the medical event to each of the set of healthcare providers at the respective associated healthcare websites.

A system to provide notification of a medical event to a healthcare provider, the system comprising:

• a first processing device including a processor to execute machine readable instructions stored on a storage device, the first processing device to access notification of the medical event from a healthcare website;
• a second processing device including a processor to execute machine readable instructions stored on a storage device, the second processing device to provide the healthcare website that provides the notification of the medical event;
• and
• a third processing device including a processor to execute machine readable instructions stored on a storage device, the third processing device to provide an associated healthcare website that receives an indication that the notification of the medical event is available at the healthcare website.

A method performed by a processing device to provide a maintenance of certificate for a healthcare provider, the method comprising:

• selecting, by the processing device, the healthcare provider from a plurality of healthcare providers stored in the processing device that should pass at least a test in order to obtain the maintenance of certificate;
• selecting, by the processing device, the test from a plurality of tests corresponding to a plurality of specialties to be provided to the healthcare provider;
• providing, by the processing device, the selected test in electronic form to the selected healthcare provider;
• receiving, by the processing device, answers in electronic form to the selected test;
• comparing, by the processing device, the provided answers with the correct answers;
• and
• assigning, by the processing device, the maintenance of certificate to the healthcare provider in response to at least the comparing.

A method to provide one of a medication and a medical device to a patient, the method comprising:

• providing in electronic form, by a processing device, educational material regarding one of the medication and the medical device to a healthcare provider
• selecting, by the processing device, a test from a plurality of tests stored in the processing device corresponding to one of the medication and the medical device;
• providing in electronic form, by the processing device, the selected test to the healthcare provider;
• receiving in electronic form, by the processing device, answers to the selected test;
• comparing, by the processing device, the received answers with the correct answers;
• and
• assigning, by the processing device, a certificate to the healthcare provider in response to the comparing that indicates the healthcare provider is able to provide one of a prescription for the medication and the medical device to the patient.