| 摘要 |
The present invention provides a communication system for providing automated, electronic communications between at least one health-care provider and a plurality of users of the health-care provider, wherein the communications occur over a communications network through a provider/patient interface, said system comprising:a central server, comprising one server or a logic unit of multiple servers;a provider's service computer,a plurality of users' computers; anda communication network for enabling communication between and among the central server, the provider's service computer, and the plurality of users' computers. In a preferred embodiment, the communication system of the present invention is the Electronic Provider-Patient Interface (the ePPi(TM)). The preferred users of the ePPi system are patients, and the preferred provider is the patient's own doctor or health-care practitioner. At the core of the present invention is a fully automated mechanism for generating a personalized area (patient page) for each user within the doctor's or health-care group's Web site in the ePPi system, and for introducing provider-based content to the system in standardized formats, such as standard administrative and billing codes. Thus, the ePPi system, provides an automated service to patients, through which access to their own doctor is provided over the Internet without additional work for the doctor's office. Moreover, the ePPi system offers patients access to a variety of practice-based services including, appointment requests and updates, prescription refills, online triage, health search information and the like. |
