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System and method for interfacing a radiology information system to a central dictation system

  • US 7,017,161 B1
  • Filed: 10/11/1999
  • Issued: 03/21/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of interfacing a central dictation system to a radiology information system with a software system, the method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a first application module configured to interface with the radiology information system and a database management system;

    providing a second application module configured to interface with the central dictation system, the first application module, and the database management system, the central dictation system having a dictation server;

    receiving data from the radiology information system through the first application module at the second application module;

    receiving patient information from the radiology information system at the first application module;

    transmitting a query based on the patient information to the database management system from a first manager application module of the first application module;

    determining a status of a record for the patient information in the database management system;

    determining a type of event based on the patient information in response to determination of the status being existent for the record;

    determining a status of an accession number associated with the patient formation;

    updating the database management system with the patient information in response to a determination of the status being existent for the accession number; and

    writing the type of event to a trace log.

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