Processing of clinical data for validation of selected clinical procedures

A method for integrating decision support into user systems, the method comprising:

• receiving examination information associated with an examination request in a user system, wherein the user system comprises at least one system from the group of electronic medical record (“EMR”) system, radiology information system (“RIS”) or a hospital information system (“HIS”);
• generating a first applications program interface (“API”) call, from the user system to a decision support system, that comprises the examination information;
• generating, at the decision support system, a return to the first API call a procedure list for display on the user system;
• receiving input from the user, at the user system, to select a procedure from the procedure list;
• generating a second API call, from the user system to the decision support system, to obtain a list of the indications for the selected procedure;
• generating, at the decision support system, a return to the second API call that comprises an indication list that identifies indications appropriate for the selected procedure based on the examination data;
• sending updated data associated with the exam request and a unique session from the user system to the decision support system, through a third API;
• generating a fourth API call, from the user system to the decision support system, to obtain advise;
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• generating, at the decision support system, a return to the fourth API call a procedure to return any applicable advice.