Computer-Implemented System And Method For Facilitating Patient Advocacy Through Online Healthcare Provisioning

摘要

A computer-implemented system and method for facilitating patient advocacy through online health care is provided. A patient advocacy database is maintained. General physicians and specialist physicians are listed in database records, as well as a diagnostic criteria for health disorders for each specialist. A patient referral tree is built with each general physician associated with specialists. A medical service network includes the referral tree as designating health care and medical service providers. A patient is enrolled in the network. Medical data provided by the patient is evaluated against the diagnostic criteria of each of the specialists for medical concerns. Each specialist in the referral tree corresponding to findings made under their respective diagnostic criteria is identified. The patient is referred for care to the specialist associated with the patient's general physician. Throughout, the patient is provided with information to make an informed decision with respect to the specialist care received.