Patent ID: 8458202

Claim:
A system for enabling bi-directional data communication from an image archiving system and a data storage/index/retrieving system, the system comprising: an interface configured for receiving/sending data according to a first protocol, said first protocol being utilized for data communication from the image archiving system; another interface configured for receiving/sending data according to a second protocol, said second protocol being utilized for data communications from the data storage/index/retrieving system and being different from said first protocol; said data storage/index/retrieving system storing patients' health history/record and enabling querying, retrieving information for a patient and publishing a patient's health information; at least one data conversion subsystem configured for converting data from a format used by the image archiving system into data in a format utilized by the data storage/index/retrieving system; at least another data conversion subsystem that converts data from a format used by the data storage/index/retrieving system into data in a format utilized by utilized by the image archiving system; at least one database configured for storing data received from data systems, said data systems including the image archiving system and the data storage/index/retrieving system; means for receiving/transmitting data front/to the data storage/index/retrieving system; means for receiving/transmitting data from/to the image archiving system; means for retrieving, from said at least one database, data received from the image archiving system and the data storage/index/retrieving system; means for converting data/data characteristics from one of the image archiving system and the data storage/index/retrieving system into data/data characteristics for a different one of the image archiving system and the data storage/index/retrieving system; and one or more processors; said one or more processors operatively connected to said interface, said another interface, said at least one data conversion subsystem, said at least another data conversion subsystem, said at least one database and said means; said interface, said another interface, said at least one data conversion subsystem, said at least another data conversion subsystem, said at least one database and said means enabling bi-directional communication between the image archiving system and the data storage/index/retrieving system wherein the image reporting/archiving systems and the data storage/index/retrieving system operate with different protocols or with different protocols, different security requirements or/and use different patient identification.