# US 8,751,920 B2 · System and method for image processing with assignment of medical codes > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,751,920 B2 - Document ID: US8751920B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/957,759 - Filed: 2007-12-17 - Published: 2009-04-30 - Granted: 2014-06-10 - Earliest claimed: 2007-10-30 - Assignees: Perot Systems Corporation - Applicants: Vardhman Jain - Inventors: Vardhman Jain - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8751920B2 ## CPC - G06T 11/60: Creating or editing images; Combining images with text - G16H 30/40: for processing medical images, e.g. editing - G16H 15/00: ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA ## Abstract A method of adding information to a displayed electronic image includes receiving a search request based on information from the displayed electronic image, locating at least one information responsive to the search request, and receiving identification of a selected information of the at least one information. The method also includes receiving selection of a position on the displayed electronic image at which the selected information is to be added and adding the selected information at the position on the displayed electronic image. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: on a computer system comprising at least one server computer, maintaining a stored list of medical codes; for each electronic medical-chart image in a plurality of batches of electronic medical-chart images, the computer system allowing the electronic medical-chart image to be viewed and coded in a single software application, the allowing comprising: causing the electronic medical-chart image to be displayed in a first part of the single software application; and providing a search interface for searching the stored list of medical codes in a second part of the single software application; receiving, via the search interface, a search request based on information from the displayed electronic medical-chart image; locating at least one medical code in the stored list responsive to the search request; receiving identification of a selected medical code of the at least one medical code; receiving selection of a position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image at which the selected medical code is to be published; publishing the selected medical code, at the position, directly on the displayed electronic medical-chart image; and causing the published selected medical code to be displayed, at the position, directly on the displayed electronic medical-chart image; and saving the electronic medical-chart image with the published selected medical code as a modified electronic medical-chart image; and the computer system tracking a number of medical codes assigned per electronic medical-chart image and per batch. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the list of medical codes comprises medical codes selected from the group consisting of ICD codes and CPT codes. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the publishing step comprises publishing the selected medical code in a format selected from the group consisting of vertical, horizontal, and mixed. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the received selection results from manual selection of the position on the displayed electronic image. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the received selection results from specification of coordinates of the position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image. ### Claim 6 An article of manufacture comprising: at least one non-transitory computer readable medium; processor instructions contained on the at least one computer-readable medium, the process instructions configured to be readable from the at least one computer-readable medium by at least one processor and thereby cause the at least one processor to operate as to: maintain a stored list of medical codes; for each electronic medical-chart image in a plurality of batches of electronic medical-chart images, allow the electronic medical-chart image to be viewed and coded in a single software application, the allowance comprising operability to: cause the electronic medical-chart image to be displayed in a first part of the single software application; provide a search interface for searching the stored list of medical codes in a second part of the single software application; receive, via the search interface, a search request based on information from the displayed medical-chart electronic image; locate at least one medical code in the stored list responsive to the search request; receive identification of a selected medical code of the at least one medical code; receive selection of a position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image at which the selected medical code is to be published; publish the selected medical code, at the position, directly on the displayed electronic medical-chart image; and cause the published selected medical code to be displayed, at the position, directly on the displayed electronic medical-chart image; and track a number of medical codes assigned per electronic medical-chart image and per batch. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The article of manufacture of claim 6, wherein the list of medical codes comprises medical codes selected from the group consisting of ICD codes and CPT codes. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The article of manufacture of claim 6, wherein the published selected medical code is published in a format selected from the group consisting of vertical, horizontal, and mixed. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The article of manufacture of claim 6, wherein the received selection results from manual selection of the position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The article of manufacture of claim 6, wherein the received selection results from specification of coordinates of the position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image. ### Claim 11 A system for adding information to a displayed electronic image, the system comprising: a server computer comprising a processor, wherein the server computer is operable to implement a method comprising: maintaining a stored list of medical codes; for each electronic medical-chart image in a plurality of batches of electronic medical-chart images, allowing the electronic medical-chart image to be viewed and coded in a single software application, the allowing comprising: causing the electronic medical-chart image to be displayed in a first part of the single software application; and providing a search interface for searching the stored list of medical codes in a second part of the single software application; receiving, via the search interface, a search request based on information from the displayed electronic medical-chart image; locating at least one medical code in the stored list responsive to the search request; receiving identification of a selected medical code of the at least one medical code; receiving selection of a position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image at which the selected medical code is to be published; publishing the selected medical code, at the position, directly on the displayed electronic medical-chart image; and causing the published selected medical code to be displayed, at the position, directly on the displayed electronic medical-chart image; and saving the electronic medical-chart image with the published selected medical code as a modified electronic medical-chart image; and tracking a number of medical codes assigned per electronic medical-chart image and per batch. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the list of medical codes comprises medical codes selected from the group consisting of ICD codes and CPT codes. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the selected medical code can be added in a format selected from the group consisting of vertical, horizontal, and mixed. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the received selection results from manual selection of the position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the received selection results from specification of coordinates of the position on the displayed electronic medical-chart image.