Equitably Assigning Medical Images for Examination
First Claim
1. A method in a server, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining data describing at least one medical image study from at least one medical data server, the at least one medical image study pending examination;
assigning each medical image study for examination by at least one of a plurality of users based on user preferences of each of the users and a relative complexity value determined for each medical image study; and
sending data describing the assignments to a client, the client configured to display at least one worklist, each worklist being associated with a user and describing the one or more medical image studies that have been assigned to the user for examination.
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for equitably assigning medical images for examination. Data describing a medical image study that is pending examination is obtained from a medical data server. The medical image study is assigned for examination by at least one of a plurality of users based on preferences associated with each of the users and a relative complexity value determined for the medical image study. Data describing the assignments is sent to a client. The client is configured to display at least one worklist. Each worklist is associated with a user and describes the one or more medical image studies that have been assigned to the user for examination.
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1. A method in a server, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining data describing at least one medical image study from at least one medical data server, the at least one medical image study pending examination; assigning each medical image study for examination by at least one of a plurality of users based on user preferences of each of the users and a relative complexity value determined for each medical image study; and sending data describing the assignments to a client, the client configured to display at least one worklist, each worklist being associated with a user and describing the one or more medical image studies that have been assigned to the user for examination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a server; a medical image study assignment application executable in the server, the medical image study assignment application comprising; logic that obtains data describing at least one medical image study from at least one medical data server, the at least one medical image study pending examination; logic that assigns each medical image study for examination by at least one of a plurality of users based on user preferences of each of the users and a relative complexity value determined for each medical image study; and logic that sends data describing the assignments to a client, the client configured to display at least one worklist, each worklist being associated with a user and describing the one or more medical image studies that have been assigned to the user for examination. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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means for obtaining data describing at least one medical image study from at least one medical data server, the at least one medical image study pending examination; means for assigning each medical image study for examination by at least one of a plurality of users based on user preferences of each of the users and a relative complexity value determined for each medical image study; and means for sending data describing the assignments to a client, the client configured to display at least one worklist, each worklist being associated with a user and describing the one or more medical image studies that have been assigned to the user for examination. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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