SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIONABLE REPORTING OF A RADIOLOGY IMAGE STUDY
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1. A method for interfacing a radiologist to a radiology system, comprising:
- displaying, in a signature code area of a display, a plurality of input buttons for generating and signing a report for a radiology exam request;
receiving input from the input buttons by the radiologist to generate a report and to permit the radiologist to perform at least one of ;
classifying a finding for the report;
generating one or more alerts associated with the report;
or generating a follow-up status associated with the report;
displaying, in a stats display area of the display, at least one icon that displays status information about reports and that displays, when initiated, means to manage reports and workflow for the radiologist; and
displaying, in a study contact display area of the display, information, including contact information, for a selected report.
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Abstract
A system and method for interfacing a radiologist to a radiology system is disclosed. A signature code area may display input buttons that may be used to permit a radiologist to generate a radiology image report and to classify a finding of the radiology image report, assign an alert to the radiology image report, and generate a follow-up status for the radiology image report. Furthermore, a display of the radiology workflow statistics may be provided and contact information associated with a referring physician of a selected radiology image report may be provided.
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1. A method for interfacing a radiologist to a radiology system, comprising:
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displaying, in a signature code area of a display, a plurality of input buttons for generating and signing a report for a radiology exam request; receiving input from the input buttons by the radiologist to generate a report and to permit the radiologist to perform at least one of ; classifying a finding for the report; generating one or more alerts associated with the report;
or generating a follow-up status associated with the report;displaying, in a stats display area of the display, at least one icon that displays status information about reports and that displays, when initiated, means to manage reports and workflow for the radiologist; and displaying, in a study contact display area of the display, information, including contact information, for a selected report. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium carrying one or more instructions for interfacing a radiologist to a radiology system, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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displaying, in a signature code area of a display, a plurality of input buttons for generating and signing a report for a radiology exam request; receiving input from the input buttons by the radiologist to generate a report and to permit the radiologist to perform at least one of ; classifying a finding for the report; generating one or more alerts associated with the report;
or generating a follow-up status associated with the report;displaying, in a stats display area of the display, at least one icon that displays status information about reports and that displays, when initiated, means to manage reports and workflow for the radiologist; and displaying, in a study contact display area of the display, information, including contact information, for a selected report. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A radiology system, comprising:
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a display device to display, in a signature code area of the display, a plurality of input buttons, to display, in a stats display area of the display, at least one icon that displays status information about reports and that displays, when initiated, means to manage reports and workflow for the radiologist, and to display, in a study contact display area of the display, information, including contact information, for a selected report; and at least one processor and memory, coupled to the display device, to receive input from the input buttons by the radiologist to generate and sign a report for a radiology exam request, and to permit the radiologist to perform at least one of; classify a finding for the report; generate one or more alerts associated with the report;
orgenerate a follow-up status associated with the report.
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