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US 2016/0078181 A1Published application
System and method for dynamic schedule aggregation
AssigneePokitDok, Inc.
InventorsTheodore Calhoun Tanner, JR., Thomas Dixon Whitmire, IV, Timothy Scott Dunlevy, Brian Scott Corbin, Douglas Clark Thomas
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Abstract
A scheduling system and method are provided. The system and method provide a mechanism for a customer to schedule appointments directly with healthcare providers which is not presently possible since each healthcare provider may use a different practice management system that has different formats and protocols.
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A healthcare scheduling system, comprising:
- a computer system;
- a scheduling interface that is part of the computer system and exchanges a plurality of pieces of data from a plurality of schedulers wherein each scheduler has its own application programming interface and data format;
- a scheduling system that is part of the computer system and schedules an appointment with a particular one of the plurality of schedulers;
- and
- wherein the scheduling system generate an appointment request for the appointment, converts the appointment request into a request for the particular one of the plurality of schedulers, the request conforming to the application programming interface and data format of the particular one of the schedulers.
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A healthcare method for scheduling an appointment using a computer system, the method comprising:
- exchanging, using a scheduling interface that is part of the computer system, a plurality of pieces of data from a plurality of schedulers wherein each scheduler has its own application programming interface and data format;
- scheduling, using a scheduling system that is part of the computer system, an appointment with a particular one of the schedulers;
- generating, by the scheduling system, an appointment request for the appointment;
- and
- converting the appointment request into a request for the particular one of the plurality of schedulers, the request conforming to the application programming interface and data format of the particular one of the schedulers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.