Patent ID: 6574742
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
A system for communication, storage, retrieval and delivery of information comprising:an institution server having random access memory (RAM); an institution database accessible by said institution server; software executing on said institution server for receiving information selected from the group consisting of header, images and data associated with header and each of the images from a healthcare institution; software executing on said institution server for storing the received images on said database; software executing on said institution server for generating an index based upon the received information, and for storing the index in a storage selected from the group consisting of the RAM, institution database and a combination thereof; a central server; a central database accessible by said central server; a communication link between said central and institution servers; software executing on said central server for receiving the information from said institution server through the communication link; software executing on the central server for storing the information on said central database; software executing on said institution server for automatically searching the index in response to a query, and for searching the warehouse server if the information has not been found on the institution server or the institution database; software executing on said warehouse server for transmitting the information to the institution server for storage thereon in response to the query; and software executing on said institution server for temporarily storing on the institution server and institution database, based upon various selected criteria, the retrieved information in anticipation of near future use by the institution.