SYSTEM FOR PHYSICIAN DIRECTED DIGITAL MEDICAL IMAGE DATA TRANSMISSION BETWEEN MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS

摘要

A system allows transmittal of digital medical images of patients being transferred from a sending medical institution to a receiving medical institution through HIPAA compliant firewalls and VPN. Using out-of-band communication, such as telephonic communication, the sending physician provides the PSDIDC to the receiving physician and both physicians can simultaneously view and discuss the images while logged on to the service website. The digital medical imaging data may be downloaded through a VPN into the receiving medical institution archival system by the receiving physician to be used at the receiving institution in whatever manner deemed necessary to meet the patient's and institution's needs.