System and method for associating electronic images in the healthcare environment
First Claim
1. A computer system for associating a laboratory report for a patient with a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) image, the system comprising:
- at least one image database for maintaining at least one DICOM healthcare image for a patient;
at least one clinical application for documenting one or more laboratory reports for the patient, wherein the laboratory report is created based on results other than the DICOM healthcare image; and
at least one association module for receiving a request from a clinician to directly associate the one or more laboratory reports for the patient with at least one DICOM image for the patient and for associating the one or more laboratory reports for the patient with at least one DICOM image for the patient.
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Abstract
A computer system for associating a laboratory report for a patient with a radiology image, such as a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) image, is provided. The system comprises at least one image database for maintaining at least one DICOM healthcare image for a patient and at least one laboratory application for documenting one or more laboratory report for the patient. The system further comprises at least one association module for receiving a request from a clinician to associate the one or more laboratory reports for the patient with at least one DICOM image for the patient and for associating the one or more laboratory reports for the patient with at least one DICOM image for the patient.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer system for associating a laboratory report for a patient with a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) image, the system comprising:
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at least one image database for maintaining at least one DICOM healthcare image for a patient; at least one clinical application for documenting one or more laboratory reports for the patient, wherein the laboratory report is created based on results other than the DICOM healthcare image; and at least one association module for receiving a request from a clinician to directly associate the one or more laboratory reports for the patient with at least one DICOM image for the patient and for associating the one or more laboratory reports for the patient with at least one DICOM image for the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for associating a laboratory report for a patient with a radiology image, the method comprising:
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receiving a laboratory report for a patient; receiving a request from a user to associate the laboratory report for the patient with at least one radiology image for the patient, wherein the laboratory report is created based on results other than the at least one radiology image; determining whether the laboratory report is associated with a designated region of the at least one radiology image; when the laboratory report is associated with the designated region of the at least one radiology image, receiving an identification of the designated region of the at least one radiology image, associating the laboratory report with the designated region, and storing the laboratory report and the association in the patient'"'"'s electronic medical record (EMR), or when the laboratory report is not associated with the designated region, associating the laboratory report for the patient with the at least one radiology image for the patient and storing the laboratory report and the association in the patient'"'"'s EMR. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20)
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16. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method for associating a first healthcare image with a specimen having at least one of a report and a second image associated therewith, the method comprising:
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receiving a first image for a patient, wherein the first image is a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) image; receiving a specimen identification associated with a specimen that was collected because of an order generated based at least in part on the first image, the specimen identification being associated with at least one of a report and a second image for the patient, wherein the second image is a non-DICOM image; and directly associating the first image and the specimen identification for the patient, wherein the associating directly links the at least one of the report and the second image for the patient with the first image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 21)
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