Medical imaging distribution system and device
Improved systems and devices for medical imaging distribution are provided. A medical imaging order may be received from a medical facility that includes medical imaging. A configuration may be selected and applied based on a body site and an urgency field associated with the order that defines queueing rules for the medical imaging order. Utilization factors for queues associated with radiologists may also be determined. The configuration and the utilization factors may be used to determine a subset of queues associated with a subset of radiologists. The subset of queues may be prioritized based on certain requirements, such as how many medical imaging reports a particular radiologist is required to review, how many medical imaging reports are required to be allocated to a particular radiologist, and the like. The highest prioritized queue may be selected and the medical imaging order may be transmitted to the radiologist associated with that queue.
1. A system comprising:
one or more processing devices communicatively couplable to one or more servers and a plurality of nodes via one or more networks; and
memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processing devices, the memory storing instructions which when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a communication device at a first node of the plurality of nodes, a request associated with a subset of a plurality of data files stored in a database, wherein:
the subset comprises a physiological image, and
the request comprises a source identifier and a plurality of metadata elements related to the physiological image;
extracting the source identifier from the request;
querying a lookup table to identify a source server associated with the source identifier;
translating at least one metadata element of the plurality of metadata elements into a record identifier;
establishing a data link with the source server at a second node of the plurality of nodes;
querying the source server for the subset using the record identifier; and
causing transmitting of a status indication of the subset over the one or more networks.
2. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the status indication is transmitted to the communication device at the first node.
3. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the status indication is transmitted to a computing device at a third node of the plurality of nodes.
4. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the subset further comprises a data report with analytical data regarding the physiological image.
5. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
querying a datastore at a report server for a data report analyzing the physiological image, wherein the datastore is queried using the record identifier, and wherein the report server is at a third node of the plurality of nodes.
6. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the status indication is transmitted when the subset is located in the database of the source server.
7. The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
transmitting the physiological image over the one or more networks.
8. One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a communication device at a first node of a plurality of nodes via one or more networks, a request associated with a subset of a plurality of data files stored in a database, wherein:
the subset comprises a physiological image, and
the request comprises a source identifier and a plurality of metadata elements related to the physiological image;
extracting the source identifier from the request;
querying a lookup table to identify a source server associated with the source identifier;
translating at least one metadata element of the plurality of metadata elements into a record identifier;
establishing a data link with the source server at a second node of the plurality of nodes;
querying the source server for the subset using the record identifier; and
causing transmitting of a status indication of the subset over the one or more networks.
9. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 8 , wherein the status indication is transmitted to the communication device at the first node.
10. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 8 , wherein the status indication is transmitted to a computing device at a third node of the plurality of nodes.
11. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 8 , wherein the subset further comprises a data report with analytical data regarding the physiological image.
12. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:
querying a datastore at a report server for a data report analyzing the physiological image, wherein the datastore is queried using the record identifier, and wherein the report server is at a third node of the plurality of nodes.
13. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 8 , wherein the status indication is transmitted when the subset is located in the database of the source server.
14. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media as recited in claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:
transmitting the physiological image over the one or more networks.
15. A method comprising:
receiving, from a communication device at a first node of a plurality of nodes via one or more networks, a request associated with a subset of a plurality of data files stored in a database, wherein:
the subset comprises a physiological image, and
the request comprises a source identifier and a plurality of metadata elements related to the physiological image;
extracting the source identifier from the request;
querying a lookup table to identify a source server associated with the source identifier;
translating at least one metadata element of the plurality of metadata elements into a record identifier;
establishing a data link with the source server at a second node of the plurality of nodes;
querying the source server for the subset using the record identifier; and
transmitting a status indication of the subset over the one or more networks.
16. The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the status indication is transmitted to the communication device at the first node.
17. The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the status indication is transmitted to a computing device at a third node of the plurality of nodes.
18. The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the subset further comprises a data report with analytical data regarding the physiological image.
19. The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
querying a datastore at a report server for a data report analyzing the physiological image, wherein the datastore is queried using the record identifier, and wherein the report server is at a third node of the plurality of nodes.
20. The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the status indication is transmitted when the subset is located in the database of the source server.