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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Apparatus, method and computer-readable storage medium for assigning patient studies for peer review
Fari Fuladinashta, Richmond, CA;
BO Liang, Surrey, CA;
Hong Chen, Burnaby, CA;
Denis NG, Vancouver, CA;
Christine Callaghan, Vancouver, CA;
Ethel Zammit, Vancouver, CA;
Brian Ding, Surrey, CA;
Ka Kiu Chow, Vancouver, CA;
Fari Fuladinashta, Richmond, CA;
Bo Liang, Surrey, CA;
Hong Chen, Burnaby, CA;
Denis Ng, Vancouver, CA;
Christine Callaghan, Vancouver, CA;
Ethel Zammit, Vancouver, CA;
Brian Ding, Surrey, CA;
Ka Kiu Chow, Vancouver, CA;
McKesson Financial Holdings, Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
An apparatus is provided that includes a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to perform a number of functions, including identification of a target number that indicates a number of reported image studies for peer review. The apparatus is caused to identify users having user characteristics that match properties of the reported image studies. The user characteristics include a specialty (modality specialty and body-region specialty) that matches the reported image studies, or an associated medical facility that matches an associated medical facility of the reported image studies. The apparatus is caused to assign the target number of reported image studies to the identified users. The apparatus may be further caused to identify users that have previously performed a user-initiated peer review of a reported image study, and reduce their assigned image studies accordingly.