PACS Planning Image Links for Single Sign-On Surgical Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing preoperative planning systems often fail to seamlessly integrate with Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS), requiring separate authentication and inconsistent patient information management, which hinders efficient clinical workflow.
Innovation Solution
A system that embeds computer-readable symbols, such as QR codes, in medical images to link directly to preoperative planning systems, allowing seamless access and integration with PACS, enabling single sign-on and automatic updates based on EHR data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate authentication is required for PACS and preoperative planning systems, then system security is maintained, but user operation complexity increases and clinical workflow efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges authentication functionality by implementing single sign-on (SSO) where credentials from the PACS system are automatically recognized by the preoperative planning system. This combines two separate authentication processes into one unified process, maintaining security while reducing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication system is designed to be universal, allowing a single set of credentials to provide access to multiple systems (PACS and preoperative planning). This multi-functional authentication approach eliminates the need for separate logins while maintaining security across different platforms.
2Stability of the object's composition
If patient information is organized differently in PACS and preoperative planning systems, then each system maintains its data structure integrity, but information accessibility and workflow efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer that translates between different data organization structures of PACS and preoperative planning systems. This mediator automatically maps patient information from one structure to another, allowing seamless access without requiring changes to either system's core data organization, thus maintaining integrity while improving accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts data representation parameters when transferring information between PACS and preoperative planning. Patient identifiers, study references, and anatomical markers are automatically transformed to match the target system's expected format, enabling efficient workflow without compromising data structure integrity in either system.
3Device complexity
If manual access to preoperative planning systems is required, then system control is maintained, but time consumption increases and clinical efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary actions by pre-configuring patient data sets and establishing automatic linkages between PACS studies and preoperative planning cases. When a study is imported into PACS, the system proactively creates corresponding planning cases with pre-populated patient information, eliminating manual setup time while maintaining controlled access through authenticated workflows.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs feedback mechanisms where the preoperative planning system automatically detects new studies in PACS and prompts users with contextualized access options. This feedback loop provides timely notifications with relevant patient information already gathered, reducing access time while maintaining system control through structured decision points.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for triggering patient analytic services for a medical provider. A system includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to maintain one or more records associated with a subject. The processor is further configured to receive one or more medical images related to the subject from an image server and generate a computer-readable symbol that encodes a link for accessing the planning system. The link includes a planning-system identifier and a subject identifier. The processor is further configured to generate a planning image based on information associated with the subject, embed the generated computer-readable symbol in the planning image, and transmit the planning image to the image server.