Method and system for peer-to-peer radiology network tool

• US 20070288264A1
• Filed: 04/27/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Image Exchange Partners LLC
• Original Assignee: Image Exchange Partners LLC
• Inventors: Brown, Richard, Pavel, Anthony
• Application Number:
  US11/790,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20070288264A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS

Abstract

A method and system for image analysis peer review and virtual request for proposal (RFP) for medical related data interpretation related work that includes hosting medical related data such as a medical image, receiving one or more bids from at least one image analyst for performing an analysis of the medical image, consulting a peer review of the at least one image analyst, and selecting an image analyst on the basis of the one or more bids and the peer review.

Claims

1. An automated method for medical related data exchange and analysis, comprising:

facilitating transfer of medical related data;

receiving one or more bids from at least one medical related data analyst for performing an analysis of the medical related data;

providing a peer review for each of the at least one medical related data analyst; and

selecting a medical related data analyst on the basis of the one or more bids and each peer review.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein facilitating transfer of the medical related data comprises:

receiving the medical related data from an medical data owner and providing the medical related data on a server accessible to each of the at least one medical related data analyst.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the peer review for each of the at least one medical related data analyst is performed by at least one peer and is stored in a database.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein providing the peer review comprises:

providing selectable one or more stored peer reviews of the at least one medical related data analyst.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

enabling a transaction between the medical data owner and the selected medical related data analyst, wherein the transaction is performed either via a server or directly between the medical data owner and the one or more medical related data analysts.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical related data is provided to the selected medical related data analyst via a third party.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical related data is selected from a group consisting of a radiological image, imaging related diagnostic data set, digitized pathology data, including gross, microscopic and laboratory test data, a digitized image of a pathologic specimen, and any medical diagnostic data set.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the medical data owner provides parameters for analyzing the medical related data.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the parameters comprise at least one selected from a group consisting of time schedule, price, and specific medical related data analyst.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the medical data owner contacts a preferred medical related data analyst directly.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the peer review for each of the at least one medical related data analyst is stored in a database accessible to the medical data owner.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the peer review for each of the at least one medical related data analyst comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of name, address, specialty, and fees typically charged.

13. The method of claim 3, wherein each peer review includes an assessment of a medical related data analysis performed by one of the at least one medical related data analyst.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein each peer review comprises a combined assessment of one or more peers that have reviewed the at least one medical related data analyst.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether each peer review is consistent with any previous peer reviews of the at least one medical related data analyst.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

comparing the combined assessment to a threshold assessment.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

if the combined assessment is below the threshold assessment, designating the at least one medical related data analyst as underperforming.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one medical related data analyst provides an opinion of the peer review.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein each of the at least one medical related data analyst provides the opinion via a server accessible to other medical related data analysts and to medical data owners.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein, when the combined assessment is above the threshold assessment, the at least one medical related data analyst is designated as performing well.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein, if the medical related data analyst is performing well, the medical related data analyst is recommended for further medical related data analyses.

27. The method of claim 7, wherein the digitized image of the pathologic specimen is selected from a group consisting of gross laboratory test data, microscopic laboratory test data, and laboratory test data.

22. A system for medical related data analysis peer review, comprising:

means for facilitating transfer a medical related data;

means for receiving one or more bids from at least one medical related data analyst for performing an analysis of the medical related data;

means for consulting a peer review for each of the at least one medical related data analyst; and

means for selecting a medical related data analyst on the basis of the one or more bids and each peer review.

23. The system of claim 22, comprising means for storing information about a plurality of medical related data analysts.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the stored information comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of name, address, specialty, and fees typically charged.

25. A system for medical related data analysis peer review, the system comprising:

a processor;

a user interface functioning via the processor; and

a repository accessible by the processor;

wherein

a medical related data is hosted on a server;

one or more bids from are received from at least one medical related data analyst for performing an analysis of the medical related data;

a peer review of each of the at least one medical related data analyst is provided; and

a medical related data analyst is selected on the basis of the one or more bids and each peer review.

26. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to peer review medical related data analysis, the control logic comprising:

first computer readable program code means for hosting medical related data;

second computer readable program code means for receiving one or more bids from at least one medical related data analyst for performing an analysis of the medical related data;

third computer readable program code means for providing a peer review for each of the at least one medical related data analyst; and

fourth computer readable program code means for selecting a medical related data analyst on the basis of the one or more bids and each peer review.