METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR MANAGING MEDICAL IMAGES AND RECORDS

• US 20120041786A1
• Filed: 04/23/2010
• Published: 02/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: OneMedNet Corp.
• Original Assignee: OneMedNet Corp.
• Inventors: Yu, Jeffrey N.
• Granted Patent: US 9,760,677 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for managing, transferring, modifying, converting and/or tracking medical files and/or medical system messages. In certain embodiments, the foregoing may generally be based on requesting medical files at a first medical facility, identifying the requested medical files at a second medical facility, initiating a secure network connection between the first and second medical facility, modifying a header portion of the medical files based on patient identification information created by the first medical facility, and other processing steps.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for transferring and routing medical data, the computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving in a computer system medical data in electronic format from a source medical facility;

analyzing using the computer system the medical data to determine a type of medical personnel for reviewing the medical data;

determining using the computer system a plurality of medical personnels for reviewing and analyzing medical data based on the determined type of medical personnel;

accessing a credentials database to determine the credentials for the plurality of medical personnels;

retrieving a user status for the plurality of medical personnels;

generating a service rating for each of the plurality of medical personnels based on at least the credentials and the user status for each of the plurality of medical personnels; and

causing by the computer system sending of the medical data to at least one medical personnel at a destination facility with a high service rating;

wherein the computer system comprises at least a processor and a storage device;

wherein sending of the medical data comprises transmitting said data over a network.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing the medical data to determine a type of medical data; and

wherein the analyzing the medical data to determine a type of medical personnel is based on at least the type of medical data.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user status for each of the plurality of medical personnels is set by each of the medical personnels.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the generating a service rating is based on at least the credentials, a service level contract, and the user status for each of the plurality of medical personnels.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the retrieving a user status further comprises accessing a picture archiving and communication system operated by each of the plurality medical personnel to determine a time when the medical personnel has engaged a system component of connected to the picture archiving and communication system.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the system component is a mouse component.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the system component is a pressure sensor.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the pressure sensor is connected to a chair before the picture archiving and communication system to determine if the medical personnel is sitting before the picture archiving and communication system.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the system component is a telephone to determine the time when the medical personnel last used the telephone.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the telephone is a voice-over-internet protocol.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the system component is a keyboard to determine the time when the medical personnel last used the keyboard.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing a historical database to determine average time for reviewing medical data for the plurality of medical personnels;

wherein the generating a service rating for each of the plurality of medical personnels based on at least the credentials, the average time for reviewing medical data, and the user status for each of the plurality of medical personnels.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing an examination queue for the plurality of medical personnels;

wherein the generating a service rating for each of the plurality of medical personnels based on at least the credentials, the average time for reviewing medical data, and the user status for each of the plurality of medical personnels.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the examination queue for each of the plurality of medical personnels is stored on a picture archiving and communications system or other computer system for each of the plurality of medical personnels.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the examination queue for each of the plurality of medical personnels is stored on a network system accessible by a picture archiving and communications system for each of the plurality of medical personnels.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the causing by the computer system sending of the medical data to at least one medical personnel at a destination facility with a high service rating further comprises modifying a header portion of the medical data to remove a first patient identification and replace the first patient identification with a second patient identification, wherein the first patient identification is assigned by the source medical facility and the second patient identification is assigned by the destination facility.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving additional status and/or performance information and criteria by the computer system from a first destination facility where a selected at least one medical personnel is located; and

redirecting and/or reassigning the medical data from the first destination facility to a second destination facility.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 21, wherein the medical data is transmitted from the first destination facility to the second destination facility via a secured network connection.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the computer system is configured to further identify and send additional medical data related to a requested medical data to the at least one selected medical personnel.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user status is set by each individual medical personnel.

16. A computer-implemented method of electronically transferring medical files from a source medical facility to an off network destination facility, the method comprising:

receiving by a computer system an electronic communication to receive at least one medical file from the source medical facility, wherein the communication comprises at least patient information, an off network destination facility identification, and a first encryption key for establishing a secure network connection;

accessing by the computer system a secure network connection with the source medical facility using paired encryption keys comprising at least the first encryption key;

receiving by the computer system the at least one medical file in electronic format from the source medical facility over the secure network connection;

terminating by the computer system the secure network connection after said receiving; and

storing the at least one medical file on a portable storage medium;

wherein the computer system comprises at least a processor and a storage device.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, further comprising encrypting or adding digital rights management to the at least one medical file prior to the storing.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, further comprising mailing the portable storage medium to the off network destination.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 16, wherein the receiving the at least one medical file further comprises modifying a header portion of the at least one medical file to remove a first patient identification and replace the first patient identification with a second patient identification, wherein the first patient identification is assigned by the source medical facility and the second patient identification is assigned by the off network destination facility.