Interactive Web Site Links Consumers With the Right Doctors.BOULDER, Colo.--(BW HealthWire)--March 22, 1999--A new Web site is making it easier for consumers to find the right doctors and dentists Dentists can refer to one of the following:
den·tist n. A person who is trained and licensed to practice dentistry. and specialist serving patients in the U.S. That's good news for a lot of people. Based on U.S. government statistics, Americans make an estimated 100 million new doctor appointments each year, 60 million without the help of another doctor's referral. The reasons are varied: These people have just moved, they've developed a new medical condition, they need to find a healthcare provider covered under their new health plan, or they just want to change their doctor for another reason. The site is reported to have more information on doctors than consumers can find at any other source. It is an extension of the Boulder, Colorado-based CallConnect Communications' free 1-800-DOCTORS telephone service. Consumers who call this number are helped by counselors to select healthcare providers from CallConnect's extensive database of information on physicians, dentists, mental health practitioners and allied health specialists. "Consumers are increasingly going to the Internet to get information that will help them get the best medical treatment and outcomes," says Ben Joseph, CallConnect's Chief Executive Officer. "It's easy, it's free and it is private." Consumers who visit 1800doctors.com simply specify the criteria they want to use to select healthcare providers, such as insurance, languages spoken, provider gender, patient age group, payment options, extended hours, hospital affiliations hospital affiliation Health insurance A contract whereby one or more hospitals agree to provide benefits to members of a specific health plan. See Affiliation. , board certification board certification n. The process by which a person is tested and approved to practice in a specialty field, especially medicine, after successfully completing the requirements of a board of specialists in that field. as well as zip code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. and specialty. The Web site's search engine quickly brings up a host of matching providers. Consumers can view detailed information about each provider and select the one that best matches their needs. 1800doctors.com also makes it easy for consumers to schedule appointments with their selected providers through links to a scheduling service. To see this innovative web site, please visit http://www.1800doctors.com. For more information, contact Susan Ratel ratel (rāt`əl): see honey badger. RATEL - Raytheon Automatic Test Equipment Language. For analog and digital computer controlled test centres. "Automatic Testing via a Distributed Intelligence Processing System", S.J. , Director of Marketing Communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales at 1-800-733-2255. |
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