Patent ID: 8515778

Claim:
A medical diagnostic image processing system, comprising: at least one processor; at least one memory; and a plurality of processing modules configured for operation with the at least one processor and the at least one memory, the processing modules including: an image processing module configured to process a set of digital medical diagnostic images captured from at least one medical diagnostic imaging operation, the medical diagnostic imaging operation being performed at a determined imaging location; an order processing module configured to process at least one medical diagnostic imaging evaluation order, the medical diagnostic imaging evaluation order corresponding to the set of digital medical diagnostic images; a data processing module configured to process data from the set of digital medical diagnostic images and process data from the medical diagnostic imaging evaluation order, wherein the data processing module is configured to extract data, from the medical diagnostic imaging evaluation order, for use in determining one or more qualifications for an evaluation of the set of digital medical diagnostic images; and a workflow processing module configured to determine an assignment, of the set of digital medical diagnostic images and the corresponding medical diagnostic imaging evaluation order, to a selected medical professional at a diagnostic imaging evaluation destination, the workflow processing module configured to factor one or more qualifications of one or more medical professionals located at respective diagnostic imaging evaluation destinations, with the selected medical professional matching the one or more qualifications determined for the evaluation of the set of digital medical diagnostic images.