Patent ID: 7386462

Claim:
A medical information system, said system comprising: a medical information source, said medical information source providing medical information in a medical information format; a medical image source, said medical image source providing medical images in a medical image format; an interface unit adapted to receive said medical information, wherein said interface unit is adapted to automatically translate said medical information into a medical image format-compatible format in response to receiving said medical information, wherein said interface unit is adapted to receive said medical image, wherein said interface unit is adapted to automatically create associated medical data including at least one of a link to said medical information and said medical information in said medical image format-compatible format associated with at least one of a link to said medical image and said medical image in response to automatically translating said medical information, and transmitting said associated medical data, said medical image and medical information associated for transmission as associated medical data in said medical-image format compatible format based on a common identification element; and a data center receiving said associated medical data and storing for later retrieval said associated medical data including at least one of a link to said medical information and said medical information associated with at least one of a link to said medical image and said medical image.