Patent ID: 8195481

Claim:
A teleradiology image processing system connected via a network to one or more medical facilities and a plurality of remote radiologists, comprising: an image processing component configured to digitally store, transmit, and process a plurality of digital radiology images received within a data transmission provided by a transmitting medical facility, each of the plurality of digital radiology images produced from a radiological procedure conducted at the transmitting medical facility, and the one or more medical facilities including the transmitting medical facility; an order processing component configured to process and transmit a radiology read order received from the transmitting medical facility, the radiology read order corresponding to the plurality of digital radiology images produced from the radiological imaging procedure; a data component configured to process data from the plurality of digital radiology images received with the image processing component and the radiology read order received with the order processing component, the plurality of digital radiology images and the radiology read order comprising a radiology study prepared for examination by a remote radiologist, wherein the data component is further configured to implement rules related to the examination of the radiology study; and a workflow component configured to assign the radiology read order and the plurality of digital radiology images to a qualified radiologist selected from a plurality of remote radiologists for performance of a remote radiological read, the workflow component further configured to factor licensing and credentialing qualifications when assigning the radiology read order and the plurality of digital radiology images to the qualified radiologist.