Patent ID: 7017161
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: G06F,G16H,H04M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of interfacing a central dictation system to a radiology information system with a software system, the method comprising the steps of: providing a first application module configured to interface with the radiology information system and a database management system; providing a second application module configured to interface with the central dictation system, the first application module, and the database management system, the central dictation system having a dictation server; receiving data from the radiology information system through the first application module at the second application module; receiving patient information from the radiology information system at the first application module; transmitting a query based on the patient information to the database management system from a first manager application module of the first application module; determining a status of a record for the patient information in the database management system; determining a type of event based on the patient information in response to determination of the status being existent for the record; determining a status of an accession number associated with the patient formation; updating the database management system with the patient information in response to a determination of the status being existent for the accession number; and writing the type of event to a trace log.