Patent ID: 9710599
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,G16H

Claim:
1. A method for providing a cloud-based radiology DICOM receipt, storage and management system, said method comprising the steps of: providing a web-based portal; providing a centralized repository; communicatively coupling said web-based portal with said centralized repository thereby archiving, retrieving, and transferring a medical diagnostic image between an insurance service provider and a medical service provider; and providing a host server remotely located from said web-based portal, said host server being communicatively coupled to said web-based portal and said centralized repository, said host server including a processor and a memory in communication therewith, said memory including software instructions that automatically execute an algorithm including the steps of: upon receiving a first user input at said web-based portal, automatically and electronically reducing duplicate and inappropriate utilization of diagnostic medical diagnostic imaging services by providing, on said web-based portal, a first user interface simultaneously displaying, to the medical service provider and the insurance service provider, the medical diagnostic image stored at said centralized repository; upon receiving a second user input at said web-based portal, automatically and electronically reducing medical claim fraud by providing, on said web-based portal, a second user interface cross-referencing and displaying, to the medical service provider and the insurance service provider, the medical diagnostic image with an associated medical claim form generated by the medical service provider; wherein said step of automatically and electronically reducing medical claim fraud comprises the sub-steps of wherein said algorithm further comprises the chronological steps of: wherein said step of automatically and electronically validating the technical quality of the medical diagnostic image comprises the sub-step of matching the medical diagnostic image to the medical service provider as part of a signup process by