Apparatus, method and computer-readable storage medium for assigning patient studies for peer review

摘要

An apparatus is provided that includes a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to perform a number of functions, including identification of a target number that indicates a number of reported image studies for peer review. The apparatus is caused to identify users having user characteristics that match properties of the reported image studies. The user characteristics include a specialty (modality specialty and body-region specialty) that matches the reported image studies, or an associated medical facility that matches an associated medical facility of the reported image studies. The apparatus is caused to assign the target number of reported image studies to the identified users. The apparatus may be further caused to identify users that have previously performed a user-initiated peer review of a reported image study, and reduce their assigned image studies accordingly.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to at least:
identify a target number that indicates a number of reported image studies for peer review, each reported image study being an image study having an associated report provided by a medical professional; identify a plurality of users, other than the medical professional who provided the report for a respective reported image study, having user characteristics that match properties of the reported image studies, the user characteristics including at least one of:
a specialty that matches the reported image studies, the specialty including a modality specialty that matches a modality of the reported image studies, and a body-region specialty that matches a body region of which the reported image studies include at least one image; andan associated medical facility that matches an associated medical facility of the reported image studies; and assign the target number of reported image studies from a plurality of available reported image studies to the plurality of users who were identified, the respective plurality of available reported image studies including image studies not having previously been peer reviewed, wherein the apparatus is caused to identify a target number, identify a plurality of users and assign the target number of reported image studies to the plurality of users for each of a plurality of periods, and wherein for each period, the apparatus being caused to identify a target number includes being caused to identify a target number that indicates a predetermined percentage or fraction of a total number of the plurality of available reported image studies.