Abstract: A method of sending a medical data file from an external device to a computer system and storing the data file associated with a patient's identity, comprising: a) the computer system receiving information that a data file to be sent to the computer system from the external device (or from one of a set of external devices) is to be associated with the patient's identity; b) sending the data file from the external device to the computer system, with the data file identified as coming from the external device; c) the computer system finding the patient's identity from the identification of the image file as coming from the external device, and from the information that a data file to be associated with the patient's identity was to be sent from that external device; and d) the computer system storing the data file, associating the data file with the patient's identity.

Abstract: A method of automatically assigning each of a plurality of medical imaging cases for reading by one of a plurality of readers, comprising: receiving the medical imaging cases; listing each case, at different times, on worklists displayed to one or more readers who are allowed to choose the case for reading at that time; receiving information on choices of cases by the readers; and assigning cases to readers who choose them; wherein for at least some of the cases, initially only a portion of the readers are allowed to choose the case, but over time, as the case becomes more urgent to read, the case is escalated a first time by adding one or more other readers who are allowed to choose the case, and over further time, if the case is still not read, the case is escalated at least one additional time.