Doctor performance evaluation tool for consumers
US8583450B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16Z99/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Presenting information to patients—intuitive, statistically significant bucket rankings in more than one score domain—in response to requests for medical providers associated with their choice of medical conditions or treatments, and other restrictions. Statistically significant intuitive bucket rankings (such as “*” to “****”) from relatively limited data on medical providers, and adjusting those intuitive bucket rankings so that they reflect a valid measure of the domain of interest despite differing numbers of measurements available for distinct medical providers. User interface by which a patient can (1) specify medical conditions or treatments, and other restrictions, (2) search for medical providers appropriate to those conditions, order them by bucket ranking in a choice of score domain, and (3) obtain more information on those medical conditions or treatments, for medical providers the patient selects.
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