SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING A PATIENT SPECIMEN IDENTIFIER WITH A RADIOLOGY IMAGE FOR THE PATIENT

• US 20080221929A1
• Filed: 03/09/2007
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Cerner Innovation, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Brackett, C. Cameron
• Application Number:
  US11/684,228
• Publication Number:
  US 20080221929A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing

Abstract

A computer system for associating the identification of a patient specimen with a radiology image is provided. The system comprises at least one image database for maintaining at least one radiology healthcare image for a patient. The system further comprises a receiving module for receiving identification of a specimen collected from the patient and an association module for associating the identification of the specimen with one or more of the at least one radiology images for the patient.

Claims

1. A computer system for associating the identification of a patient specimen with a radiology image, the system comprising:

at least one image database for maintaining at least one radiology healthcare image for a patient;

a receiving module for receiving identification of a specimen collected from the patient; and

an association module for associating the identification of the specimen with one or more of the at least one radiology images for the patient.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the identification of a specimen is the specimen'"'"'s accession number.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the accession number may be entered manually or may be entered by scanning a barcode.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the association module associates the accession number of the specimen with a region of the at least one radiology image for the patient.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the association module associates the identification of the specimen with a region of the at least one radiology image.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the region of the at least one radiology image is defined by coordinates.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the radiology image is a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) image.

8. A computer system for creating an electronic order for a laboratory test to be performed for a patient, the system comprising:

a receiving module for receiving a radiology image for a patient;

a storing module for storing the radiology image in an image database;

an ordering module for creating an electronic order for a laboratory test to be performed in view of the interpretation of the radiology image; and

an associating module for associating the radiology image with the electronic order for the laboratory test.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the receiving module receives documentation of collection of a specimen by the user fulfilling the order.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a receiving module for receiving the specimen accession number for the specimen collected for the order.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the associating module associates the radiology image with the specimen accession number.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the association of the radiology image with the specimen accession number links the radiology image to the laboratory report for the specimen.

13. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for creating an electronic order for a laboratory test to be performed for a patient, the method comprising:

receiving a radiology image for a patient;

storing the radiology image in an image database;

creating an electronic order for a laboratory test to be performed in view of the interpretation of the radiology image; and

associating the radiology image with the electronic order for the laboratory test.

14. The media of claim 13, further comprising:

displaying a representation of the electronic order to a user fulfilling the order.

15. The media of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving documentation of collection of a specimen by the user fulfilling the order.

16. The media of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving the specimen accession number for the specimen collected for the order.

17. The media of claim 16, further comprising:

associating the radiology image with the specimen accession number.

18. The media of claim 13, wherein the laboratory test is a biopsy.

19. The media of claim 13, wherein the radiology image is a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine image.

20. The media of claim 17, wherein the association of the radiology image with the specimen accession number links the radiology image to the laboratory report for the specimen.