Derek M Hedges

US Patent:

20130046551, Feb 21, 2013

Filed:

Aug 17, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/211963

Inventors:

Katherine Vahle - Boston MA, US
Elizabeth Dunn - Winchester MA, US
Derek Hedges - Medway MA, US
David Kreiss - Wellesley MA, US
Kate Levesque - Littleton MA, US
Vernon Jack Nye - Cedar Park TX, US

International Classification:

G06Q 50/00

US Classification:

705 2

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for facilitating a referral between healthcare providers associated with a practice management system. An order facilitation service hosted by the practice management system enables a healthcare provider the ability to interactively search for and select a provider based on a search request. The practice management system may store detailed information about one or more of the healthcare providers associated with the practice management system to facilitate a provider selection process. Providers may also specify preferences for referrals and the preferences may be used during a consult order generation process to ensure that the consult order includes information that a particular receiving provider may require.