Real-time interactive completely transparent collaboration within PACS for planning and consultation

A method for improved conferencing and collaboration in a healthcare environment, the method including:

• initiating a collaboration session, wherein the collaboration session includes sharing data over a network between an initiator workstation and a participant workstation;
• and
• allowing manipulation of the shared data simultaneously in the collaboration session based at least in part on input from an initiator and a participant.

A computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for a computer, the set of instructions including:

• an initiation routine configured to initiate a collaboration session, wherein the collaboration session includes sharing data over a network between an initiator workstation and a participant workstation;
• and
• a manipulation routine configured to allow manipulation of the shared data by both the initiator workstation and the participant workstation in real time based at least in part on input from an initiator and a participant.