Multi-Modality Case Management System and Method

摘要

Generally, the present disclosure is directed to managing and storing patient data in a multi-modality medical processing system. The method and systems described herein store all medical data acquired from a patient in a single patient record that is assigned a unique identifier. For example, (i) information identifying a patient, (ii) data acquired during a first diagnostic procedure, and (iii) data acquired during a second, different diagnostic procedure may all be stored in association with the same unique identifier, so as to simplify patient case review and retrieval. As an aspect of this, identifying patient information such as patient name and date of birth need only be inputted into the disclosed system a single time, thereby reducing the chance of clerical error.

主权项

1. A method of multi-modality medical case management in a multi-modality medical processing system, the method comprising:
receiving, at the multi-modality medical processing system, identifying information about a patient; generating a unique identifier corresponding to the patient; associating the identifying information with the unique identifier; receiving, at the multi-modality medical processing system, first medical data acquired from the patient from a first medical instrument, the first medical data being associated with a first medical modality; storing the first medical data in a data repository, the first medical data being associated with the unique identifier in the data repository; receiving, at the multi-modality medical processing system, second medical data acquired from the patient from a second medical instrument, the second medical data being associated with a second medical modality different than the first medical modality; and storing the second medical data in the data repository, the second medical data being associated with the unique identifier in the data repository.