SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING ELECTRONIC IMAGES IN THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A computer system for associating a laboratory report for a patient with a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) image, the system comprising:
- at least one image database for maintaining at least one DICOM healthcare image for a patient;
at least one clinical application for documenting one or more clinical reports for the patient, wherein the clinical report is created based on results other than the DICOM healthcare image; and
at least one association module for receiving a request from a clinician to associate the one or more laboratory reports for the patient with at least one DICOM image for the patient and for associating the one or more laboratory reports for the patient with at least one DICOM image for the patient.
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Abstract
A computer system for associating a laboratory report for a patient with a radiology image, such as a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) image, is provided. The system comprises at least one image database for maintaining at least one DICOM healthcare image for a patient and at least one laboratory application for documenting one or more laboratory report for the patient. The system further comprises at least one association module for receiving a request from a clinician to associate the one or more laboratory reports for the patient with at least one DICOM image for the patient and for associating the one or more laboratory reports for the patient with at least one DICOM image for the patient.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer system for associating a laboratory report for a patient with a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) image, the system comprising:
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at least one image database for maintaining at least one DICOM healthcare image for a patient; at least one clinical application for documenting one or more clinical reports for the patient, wherein the clinical report is created based on results other than the DICOM healthcare image; and at least one association module for receiving a request from a clinician to associate the one or more laboratory reports for the patient with at least one DICOM image for the patient and for associating the one or more laboratory reports for the patient with at least one DICOM image for the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 3. The system of claim 3, wherein the at least one association module associates the one or more laboratory reports for the patient with the designated region of the at least one DICOM image for the patient.
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9. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for associating a laboratory report for a patient with a radiology image, the method comprising:
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receiving a laboratory report for a patient; receiving a request from a user to associate the laboratory report for the patient with at least one radiology image for the patient; and associating the laboratory report for the patient with the at least one radiology image for the patient. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for associating first and second healthcare image, the method comprising:
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receiving a first image for a patient, wherein the first image is a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) image; receiving a second image for the patient, wherein the second image is a non-DICOM image; and associating the first and second images for the patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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