A Web-based software application that implements a method for referring
Internet users to healthcare providers. Internet users are able to access
healthcare information on a Website. Internet users may be attracted to
the Website by various forms of advertisements, including print,
television, radio, direct mail, Internet, or other forms of
advertisement. The healthcare information accessible to Internet users at
the Website may include information regarding medical or psychiatric
disorders, including overviews of disorders, their incidence and
prevalence, and their symptoms, pathophysiology, consequences, and
treatments. General information regarding the diagnosis of conditions may
be presented. Internet users are prompted to provide identifying
information, such as, for example, information regarding diagnostic
criteria or geographical information, which is used to determine matching
healthcare providers, and information regarding the matching healthcare
providers is provided to users.