Dynamic configuration of patient tags and masking types while de-identifying patient data during image export from PACS diagnostic workstation
First Claim
1. A method for the dynamic configuration of patient tags and masking types for de-identifying patient data during image export from a picture archiving and communication system diagnostic workstation comprising the steps of providing a picture archiving and communication system, providing a central administrative server, using the picture archiving and communication system and the central administrative server to determine if the patient data needs to be de-identified, and de-identifying the patient data prior to image export.
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Abstract
A method and system for doing patient de-identification provides that various DICOM tags that need to be masked or encrypted can be easily configured in the system parameters of a healthcare provider'"'"'s CAS. Whenever the user selects to export any image outside PACS, the CAS is looked for to check if the system forces de-identification or gives the user the choice for de-identification. If the de-identification needs to be done forcefully, then all the configured DICOM tags are extracted from the CAS and stored in the application for performance enhancement. The application then applies the extracted logic while exporting all the selected images and masks all DICOM tags listed in the CAS to be masked. If the system does not enforce de-identification, then the CAS returns only the list of the DICOM tags to be exported, which are then cached in the application for performance purposes. The user is then prompted to do patient de-identification manually and is also prompted for the choice of the masking for the selected DICOM tags. The images are then exported by masking the listed DICOM tags and keeping the rest of the DICOM tags as if they are on the exported image, in any format.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for the dynamic configuration of patient tags and masking types for de-identifying patient data during image export from a picture archiving and communication system diagnostic workstation comprising the steps of
providing a picture archiving and communication system, providing a central administrative server, using the picture archiving and communication system and the central administrative server to determine if the patient data needs to be de-identified, and de-identifying the patient data prior to image export.
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8. A method for the dynamic configuration of patient tags and masking types for de-identifying patient data during image export from a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) diagnostic workstation comprising the steps of
providing a PACS, providing a central administrative server (CAS), obtaining a list of DICOM tags to be encrypted, using the PACS and the CAS to determine if the patient data needs to be de-identified, and de-identifying the patient data prior to image export.
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14. A method for performing patient de-identification prior to the export of an image outside of a PACS by a user which comprises the steps of
looking at the CAS to determine if the system forces de-identification or gives the user a choice for de-identification, extracting all of the configured DICOM tags from the CAS and storing them in the application if de-identification is done forceably, returning the list of DICOM tags to be exported if de-identification is not done forceably, applying extracted logic to mask all DICOM tags listed in the CAS to be masked if de-identification is done forceably, prompting the user to perform patient de-identification manually and prompting the user for the choice of the masking for selected DICOM tags if de-identification is not done forceably, and exporting all selected images.
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15. A system for the dynamic configuration of patient tags and masking types for de-identifying patient data during image export from a picture archiving and communication system diagnostic workstation which comprises
a picture archiving and communication system, a central administrative server, means for using the picture archiving and communication system and the central administrative server to determine if the patient data needs to be de-identified, and means for de-identifying the patient data prior to image export.
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22. A system for the dynamic configuration of patient tags and masking types for de-identifying patient data during image export from a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) diagnostic workstation which comprises
a PACS, a central administrative server (CAS), a list of DICOM tags to be encrypted, means for using the PACS and the CAS to determine if the patient data needs to be de-identified, and means for de-identifying the patient data prior to image export.
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28. A system for performing patient de-identification prior to the export of an image outside of a PACS by a user which comprises
means for looking at the CAS to determine if the system forces de-identification or gives the user a choice for de-identification, means for extracting all of the configured DICOM tags from the CAS and storing them in the application if de-identification is done forceably, means for returning the list of DICOM tags to be exported if de-identification is not done forceably, means for applying extracted logic to mask all DICOM tags listed in the CAS to be masked if de-identification is done forceably, means for prompting the user to perform patient de-identification manually and prompting the user for the choice of the masking for selected DICOM tags if de-identification is not done forceably, and means for exporting all selected images.
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