Patent ID: 7685262
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: G16H,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of sharing protocols for diagnostic imaging systems, comprising: receiving a clinical protocol from a first diagnostic imaging system via a network interface, the clinical protocol including operational protocols and procedures clinically developed for the first diagnostic imaging system, wherein the act of receiving the clinical protocol comprises the act of verifying rights of a user to upload the clinical protocol, and wherein the act of verifying rights of the user comprises the act of authenticating the user as a medical clinician; validating the clinical protocol based on screening parameters, wherein the validating includes analyzing the clinical protocol against eligibility criteria to ensure quality and to approve the protocol for integration into a network accessible database comprising a plurality of different clinical protocols, and wherein the eligibility criteria comprise diagnostic imaging system compatibility criteria, source information indicative of authorized users, and software version information; storing the clinical protocol on the network accessible database; displaying the clinical protocol to an inquiring user of a plurality of clinical users; and providing a download option for the inquiring user to obtain the clinical protocol for a second diagnostic imaging system; wherein the act of receiving, storing, displaying, and providing comprises the act of facilitating clinician-to-clinician development of operational parameters and procedures for the diagnostic imaging systems.