Patent ID: 8612250
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for selecting a medical resource in a medical resource assignment workflow, comprising electronic operations performed by a medical resource workflow computer system comprising a computer processor and memory, the electronic operations comprising: processing an electronic medical request for evaluation of medical imaging data, the electronic medical request provided for a medical diagnostic imaging procedure conducted at a medical facility, and the medical diagnostic imaging procedure producing the medical imaging data; determining resource information associated with a plurality of medical resources designated to perform medical imaging evaluations, the resource information provided from one or more of: resource scheduling data, resource classification data, resource location data, resource preference data, resource performance data, resource compensation data, resource expertise data, resource request volume, resource contract term data, resource connectivity data, and resource subspecialty data; determining one or more resource qualifications of the medical facility that must be satisfied by resources of the plurality of medical resources for evaluation of the medical imaging data, using a medical facility identifier of the medical facility, the one or more resource qualifications provided from one or more of: resource licensing data maintaining medical resource licensing status of respective resources of the plurality of medical resources in a licensing jurisdiction including the medical facility, or medical facility credentialing data maintaining medical resource credentialing status of respective resources of the plurality of medical resources with the medical facility; and selecting a medical resource from the plurality of medical resources for receipt of the electronic medical request, the selecting using the resource information, wherein the selected medical resource satisfies the one or more resource qualifications of the medical facility.