Smart placement rules
First Claim
1. A method of distributing images over a network to a remote computing device, the method comprising:
- storing, at an image server comprising a microprocessor and a memory, user preferences of a user, wherein the user preferences include indications of an exam modality, an exam status, an image format, a software application, a transmission schedule, a first storage location, and a second storage location;
receiving, at the image server and from an imaging device over a network, an imaging exam comprising a plurality of images;
receiving, at the image server, a report;
associating, by the microprocessor of image server, the report with the imaging exam;
determining, by the microprocessor of the image server, that a modality of the imaging exam matches the exam modality indicated by the user preferences;
determining, by the microprocessor of the image server, that a status of the imaging exam matches the exam status indicated by the user preferences;
generating, by the microprocessor of the image server, an electronic token comprising executable software code, wherein the electronic token includes an indication of the software application indicated by the user preferences;
associating, by the microprocessor of the image server, the electronic token with the imaging exam;
in response to determining that a format of at least one image of the plurality of images of the imaging exam is not in the image format indicated by the user preferences, formatting, by the microprocessor of the image server, the at least one image to match the image format indicated by the user preferences;
transmitting, by the image server, the report associated with the imaging exam from the image server to a first remote computing device based on the transmission schedule indicated by the user preferences;
transmitting, by the image server, at least some of the plurality of images of the imaging exam and the electronic token from the image server to a second remote computing device when the second remote computing device is connected to the image server and based on the transmission schedule indicated by the user preferences;
automatically generating and transmitting, by the image server and over the network, a notification to the user when the at least some of the plurality of images of the imaging exam are fully transmitted to the second remote computing device; and
automatically activating, on the second remote computing device, the software application indicated by the electronic token when the at least some of the plurality of images are fully transmitted to the second remote computing device.
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Abstract
A smart placement module determines components of received medical data, such as medical reports and image montages, to forward to one or more secondary location, such as an EMR system, based on smart placement rules that are established by a user that receives the medical data, such as a referring doctor. Thus, the smart placement module decreases or removes the need for the receiving user to manually select and transfer certain medical data for storage at the EMR system. Accordingly, the receiving user, and other authorized EMR system users, may have prompt access to the medical data via their respective connections to the EMR system. In one embodiment, the smart placement module transmits a patient identification file that is usable by the receiving EMR system to allow the EMR system to associate received medical data with other data regarding a respective patient.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of distributing images over a network to a remote computing device, the method comprising:
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storing, at an image server comprising a microprocessor and a memory, user preferences of a user, wherein the user preferences include indications of an exam modality, an exam status, an image format, a software application, a transmission schedule, a first storage location, and a second storage location; receiving, at the image server and from an imaging device over a network, an imaging exam comprising a plurality of images; receiving, at the image server, a report; associating, by the microprocessor of image server, the report with the imaging exam; determining, by the microprocessor of the image server, that a modality of the imaging exam matches the exam modality indicated by the user preferences; determining, by the microprocessor of the image server, that a status of the imaging exam matches the exam status indicated by the user preferences; generating, by the microprocessor of the image server, an electronic token comprising executable software code, wherein the electronic token includes an indication of the software application indicated by the user preferences; associating, by the microprocessor of the image server, the electronic token with the imaging exam; in response to determining that a format of at least one image of the plurality of images of the imaging exam is not in the image format indicated by the user preferences, formatting, by the microprocessor of the image server, the at least one image to match the image format indicated by the user preferences; transmitting, by the image server, the report associated with the imaging exam from the image server to a first remote computing device based on the transmission schedule indicated by the user preferences; transmitting, by the image server, at least some of the plurality of images of the imaging exam and the electronic token from the image server to a second remote computing device when the second remote computing device is connected to the image server and based on the transmission schedule indicated by the user preferences; automatically generating and transmitting, by the image server and over the network, a notification to the user when the at least some of the plurality of images of the imaging exam are fully transmitted to the second remote computing device; and automatically activating, on the second remote computing device, the software application indicated by the electronic token when the at least some of the plurality of images are fully transmitted to the second remote computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An image server system comprising:
one or more microprocessors and a memory configured to store software instructions, wherein, when executed by the one or more microprocessors, the software instructions configure the one or more microprocessors to; store, at the image server system, user preferences of a user, wherein the user preferences include indications of an exam modality, an exam status, an image format, a software application, a transmission schedule, a first storage location, and a second storage location; receive, from an imaging device over a network, an imaging exam comprising a plurality of images; receive a report; associate the report with the imaging exam; determine that a modality of the imaging exam matches the exam modality indicated by the user preferences; determine that a status of the imaging exam matches the exam status indicated by the user preferences; generate an electronic token comprising executable software code, wherein the electronic token includes an indication of the software application indicated by the user preferences; associate the electronic token with the imaging exam; in response to determining that a format of at least one image of the plurality of images of the imaging exam is not in the image format indicated by the user preferences, format, by the microprocessor of the image server, the at least one image to match the image format indicated by the user preferences; transmit the report associated with the imaging exam from the image server to a first remote computing device based on the transmission schedule indicated by the user preferences; transmit at least some of the plurality of images of the imaging exam and the token from the image server to a second remote computing device when the second remote computing device is connected to the image server and based on the transmission schedule indicated by the user preferences; automatically generate and transmit, over the network, a notification to the user when the at least some of the plurality of images of the imaging exam are fully transmitted to the second remote computing device; and automatically activate, on the second remote computing device, the software application indicated by the electronic token when the at least some of the plurality of images are fully transmitted to the second remote computing device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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