SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AND SELECTING A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for evaluating healthcare professionals by assigning each healthcare professional an overall value (Reputation Score) based on a healthcare professional's merits, as well as feedback and endorsement obtained by this healthcare professional from other healthcare professionals or patient users. The Reputation Score gives patients a way to understand each doctor's qualifications, knowledge of medical practices, and the quality of their engagement with patients or other medical professions. The patient users therefore can find and select professionals based on their trusted evaluations. Systems and methods are further provided which utilize information the doctor received from other peer doctors and from patients under many identified topics or area of practice. Such information can be presented together with other content the doctor rendered or other evaluating system to show the doctor's credentials. Systems and methods for soliciting trustworthy answers to health questions in a time fashioned way and for providing virtual consultations between a patient and a healthcare professional are further provided herein.