Systems and methods to optimize radiology exam distribution

US9817945B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• General Electric Company · US

Inventors

• Eric Jester · Hoffman Estates, US
• Arun Viswanath · Lake Zurich, US
• Madhu Seepani · Crystal Lake, US
• Shaoyu Feigler · Barrington, US
• Jeff Chu · Quechee, US
• Jiaohuan Wang · Schaumburg, US
• Vineet Ahuja · Palatine, US
• Charlotte Mae Shelton · Gilbert, US
• Rhonda Eckstein · Baileyton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 27, 2013
• Grant date: Nov 14, 2017
• Expiry date: Jul 14, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H30/20
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Example methods, systems, and computer readable media are disclosed to allocate a medical exam. An example method includes identifying an exam characteristic associated with the medical exam. The example method includes determining a plurality of allocation scores for a plurality of radiologists by comparing the exam characteristic to a radiologist characteristic for each of the plurality of radiologists. The example method includes determining one of the plurality of allocation scores with a highest value. The example method includes allocating the medical exam to one of the plurality of radiologists associated with the one of the plurality of allocation scores with the highest value. The example method includes marking the medical exam as allocated to the one of the plurality of radiologists associated with the one of the plurality of allocation scores with the highest value. The example method includes providing an indication that the medical exam is allocated via a graphical user interface.