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Web Technologies Enhance User Experience
Doctor.com features an AJAX-driven mashup of Google Maps, GeoIP targeting and proprietary data to help people find local doctors who accept their health insurance in the fastest and easiest way possible. Search results are displayed on an expandable map as well as in traditional list format.
Queries to Doctor.com's database of more than 1.2 million provider profiles are executed with remarkable speed thanks to a combination of database optimizations, caching, and Akamai-powered content delivery.
To insure continual record accuracy, programmers at Doctor.com created a unique data-parsing algorithm that applies more than 100 rules to scrub and normalize multiple sources of provider and health insurance data. Refreshed monthly, the Doctor.com database is believe to be the most comprehensive - and accurate - doctor directory on the Web today.
About Doctor.com:
Doctor.com is a next-generation website dedicated to helping people find local medical professionals who accept their health insurance. With more than a million providers listed, Doctor.com has a profile for nearly every individual licensed to practice medicine in the United States. The site combines dynamic maps with detailed provider data and user recommendations to take the guess work out of finding the right doctor online.
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