System and method for producing medical image data onto portable digital recording media

Abstract

This application discloses a system for recording medical image data for production on a portable digital recording medium such as CDs and DVDs. This system includes a parsing software module operatively configured to: (i) receive medical data (ii) identify an end of a particular patient's data (iii) parse patient identification information and study information (iv) store the parsed patient identification information and parsed study information; a job processing software module configured to create a job containing medical data, medical data viewing software, and merge data; a disc writer to receive the job, comprising: a recorder configured to record the medical data viewing software and the medical data within the job; and a printer configured to print patient identification information and the study information on the disc.

1 . A medical data recording apparatus comprising:
 means for receiving medical data information in DICOM format through a software module and parsing patient identification information and study information from the received medical data information, the medical data further comprising one or more files,   means for storing the parsed patient identification information and parsed study information, the stored parsed study information and patient information coming from the one or more files,   means for storing DICOM image information coming from the one or more files,   means for noting the end of the received medical data information through the software module for each patient,   means for creating a job containing medical data for a patient, and medical data image viewing software, and   means for providing print information for an autoloader control software, the print information having selected fields obtained from an automatic scan of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information,   means for submitting the job to the autoloader control software, and   means for recording said DICOM image information from the one or more files on a recording media,   means for recording other files as defined by DICOM on the recording media, means for recording, on said recording media in response to the job, the medical data image viewing software and the medical data and   means for automatically printing the selected fields of the automatic scan of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information on the recording media to label the recording media.   
     
     
         2 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the autoloader control software includes instructions for moving the recording media from a recording position to a print position in response to a software instruction; and moving the recording media to an output bin in response to a software instruction. 
     
     
         3 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the autoloader control software includes instructions for means for moving the recording media from a recording position to a print position in response to a software instruction; and means for moving the recording media to an output bin in response to a software instruction. 
     
     
         4 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising, means for backing up the medical data information on another recording media. 
     
     
         5 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising, means for storing the job after the job has been created. 
     
     
         6 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 5  further comprising, means for deleting the job after submitting the job to the autoloader control software. 
     
     
         7 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 1  wherein means for creating the job comprises means for utilizing a print file that includes a print template and print merge data. 
     
     
         8 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 1  wherein means for noting the end of the received medical data for a patient comprises means for utilizing a time out period. 
     
     
         9 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 1  wherein means for recording on the recording media includes a CD-R. 
     
     
         10 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 1  wherein means for recording on the recording media includes a disc having a format selected from a group consisting of: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVDRAM. 
     
     
         11 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 1  wherein means for providing print information for autoloader control software includes information from the stored parsed study information, and wherein the means for automatically printing selected fields includes information from the stored parsed study information. 
     
     
         12 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising means for loading, moving and recording the recording media automatically. 
     
     
         13 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the means for automatically printing includes means for printing a template includes using the automatic scan, of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information from the print-information. 
     
     
         14 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising means for automatically deleting patient information upon job completion. 
     
     
         15 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising means for automatically keeping patient information when backup is enabled. 
     
     
         16 . A medical data recording apparatus comprising: a processor; and
 a printer operatively coupled to the processor, the processor providing instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the medical data recording apparatus to perform operations comprising:   receiving medical data information in DICOM format through a software module and parsing patient identification information and study information from the received medical data information, the medical data further comprising one or more files, storing the parsed patient identification information and parsed study information, the stored parsed study information and patient information coming from the one or more files,   storing DICOM image information coming from the one or more files,   noting the end of the received medical data information through the software module for each patient,   creating a job containing medical data for a patient, and medical data image viewing software, and   providing print information for an autoloader control software, the print information having selected fields obtained from an automatic scan of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information,   submitting the job to the autoloader control software, and recording said DICOM image information from the one or more files on a recording media,   recording other files as defined by DICOM on the recording media,   recording on said recording media in response to the job, the medical data image viewing software and the medical data and   automatically printing the selected fields of the automatic scan of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information on the recording media to label the recording media.   
     
     
         17 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the autoloader control software includes instructions for moving the recording media from a recording position to a print position in response to a software instruction; and moving the recording media to an output bin in response to a software instruction. 
     
     
         18 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the processor provides instructions further causing the medical data recording apparatus to perform operations comprising moving the recording media from a recording position to a print position in response to a software instruction; and moving the recording media to an output bin in response to a software instruction. 
     
     
         19 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the processor provides instructions further causing the medical data recording apparatus to perform operations comprising backing up the medical data information on another recording media. 
     
     
         20 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the processor provides instructions further causing the medical data recording apparatus to perform operations comprising storing the job after the job has been created. 
     
     
         21 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the processor provides instructions further causing the medical data recording apparatus to perform operations comprising deleting the job after submitting the job to the autoloader control software. 
     
     
         22 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the processor provides instructions further causing the medical data recording apparatus to perform operations comprising utilizing a print file that includes a print template and print merge data. 
     
     
         23 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the processor provides instructions further causing the medical data recording apparatus to perform the operation of noting the end of the received medical data for a patient uses a timer to produce a time out period. 
     
     
         24 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the processor provides instructions further causing the medical data recording apparatus to perform the operation of recording on the recording media uses a CD-R. 
     
     
         25 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the processor provides instructions further causing the medical data recording apparatus to perform the operation of recording on the recording media uses a disc having a format selected from a group consisting of: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVDRAM. 
     
     
         26 . A medical data recording apparatus comprising:
 means for receiving medical data information in DICOM format through a software module communicatively coupled to a network, and   means for extracting patient identification information and extracting study information from the received medical data information,   means for storing DICOM image information coming from the medical data information,   means for storing the extracted patient identification information and extracted study information, from the medical data information;   means for automatically scanning the stored extracted patient identification information and the stored extracted study information for selected fields from one or more files,   means for noting the end of the received medical data information through the software module for each patient,   means for creating a job for a patient containing medical data, and medical data image viewing software, and   means for providing print information for an autoloader control software, the print information having the selected fields obtained from the automatically scanning of the stored extracted patient identification information and the stored extracted study information,   means for submitting the job to the autoloader control software, and   means for recording at least one DICOM image on a disc, means for recording other files as defined by DICOM on the disc,   means for recording on the disc the job such that the medical data image viewing software is recorded on the disc along with the medical data, and   means for automatically printing the selected fields of the stored extracted patient identification information and the stored extracted study information, the selected fields used to label the disc.   
     
     
         27 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 26 , further including means for loading and moving the disc automatically. 
     
     
         28 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 26 , wherein the means for receiving medical data information includes means for receiving a plurality of files at different times. 
     
     
         29 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 26 , wherein the means for noting the end of the received medical data uses a timer to produce a time out period. 
     
     
         30 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 26 , wherein the means for receiving medical data information includes means for receiving a plurality of patient files for different patients at different times. 
     
     
         31 . A medical data recording apparatus comprising:
 a receiver to receive medical image information in DICOM format through a software module and to parse patient identification information and study information from the received medical data information, the medical data further comprising one or more files,   a first storage to store the parsed patient identification information and parsed study information, the stored parsed study information and patient information coming from the one or more files,   a first storage to store image information coming from the one or more files,   a notation to note an end of the received medical data information through the software module for each patient,   a creator to create a job containing medical data for a patient, and medical data image viewing software, and   an output to provide print information for an autoloader control software, the print information including selected fields obtained from an automatic scan of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information,   a submitter to submit the job to the autoloader control software, and   a first recorder to record said medical image information from the one or more files on a recording media,   a second recorder to record other files as defined by DICOM on the recording media,   a third recorder to record, on said recording media in response to the job, the medical data image viewing software and the medical data and   a printer to automatically print the selected fields of the automatic scan of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information on the recording media to label the recording media.   
     
     
         32 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
 receiving medical data information in DICOM format through a software module and extracting patient identification information and study information from the received medical data information, the medical data further comprising one or more files;   storing the extracted patient identification information and extracted study information, the stored extracted study information and patient identification information coming from the one or more files; storing DICOM image information coming from the one or more files;   noting the end of the received medical data information through the software module for each patient;   creating a job containing medical data for a patient, and medical data image viewing software; and   providing print information for an autoloader control software, the print information having selected fields obtained from an automatic scan of the stored extracted patient identification information and the stored extracted study information;   submitting the job to the autoloader control software; recording said DICOM image information from the one or more files on a recording media;   recording other files as defined by DICOM on the recording media;   recording on said recording media in response to the job, the medical data image viewing software and the medical data; and   automatically printing the selected fields of the automatic scan of the stored extracted patient identification information and the stored extracted study information on the recording media to label the recording media.   
     
     
         33 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 32  providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising: associating a serial numbering device for associating a serial number with the recording media; and storing the medical information associated with the serial number and the associated recording media in a searchable format. 
     
     
         34 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 32  providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
 receiving medical information in the form of a DICOM file for a plurality of one or more patients, the medical information including images, patient identification information and study information; 
 sorting the medical information based on patient identity; 
 storing at least one DICOM file associated with a patient on the recording media; and 
 automatically labeling the recording media, the label including at least a portion of selected medical information, the portion of the selected medical information associated with the content of the at least one DICOM file stored on the recording media. 
 
     
     
         35 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 32  providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
 associate a serial numbering device for associating a serial number with the recording media; and 
 storing the medical information associated with the serial number and the associated recording media. 
 
     
     
         36 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 32  providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising storing the information on said recording media at another memory location. 
     
     
         37 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 36  providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising associating a unique identifier with the recording media and with the information at another memory location. 
     
     
         38 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 36  providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations wherein storing the information on said recording media at another memory location is part of backing up the medical data information. 
     
     
         39 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
 receiving medical data information in DICOM format through a software module and parsing patient identification information and study information from the received medical data information, the medical data further comprising one or more files,   storing the parsed patient identification information and parsed study information, the stored parsed study information and patient identification information coming from the one or more files,   storing DICOM image information coming from the one or more files,   noting the end of the received medical data information through the software module for each patient,   creating a job containing medical data for a patient, and medical data image viewing software, and   providing print information for an autoloader control software, the print information having selected fields obtained from an automatic scan of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information,   submitting the job to the autoloader control software, and recording said DICOM image information from the one or more files on a recording media,   recording other files as defined by DICOM on the recording media,   recording on said recording media in response to the job, the medical data image viewing software and the medical data and   automatically printing the selected fields of the automatic scan of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information on the recording media to label the recording media.   
     
     
         40 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 39  providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations wherein the recording media is loaded, and moved automatically. 
     
     
         41 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 39  providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations wherein the label for the recording media includes selected logos, trademarks or images. 
     
     
         42 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 39  providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations wherein the receiving medical data information includes receiving a plurality of files at different times. 
     
     
         43 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 39  providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations wherein the noting the end of the received medical data comprises utilizing a time out period. 
     
     
         44 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 39  providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations wherein the receiving medical data information includes receiving a plurality of patient files for different patients at different times. 
     
     
         45 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 39  providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising storing the information on said recording media at another memory location. 
     
     
         46 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 45  providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising associating a unique identifier with the recording media and with the information at another memory location. 
     
     
         47 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 45  providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations wherein storing the information on said recording media at another memory location is part of backing up the medical data information. 
     
     
         48 . A non-transitory computer readable media formed by a method comprising:
 receiving medical data information in DICOM format through a software module and parsing patient identification information and study information from the received medical data information, the medical data further comprising one or more files,   storing the parsed patient identification information and parsed study information, the stored parsed study information and patient identification information coming from the one or more files,   storing DICOM image information coming from the one or more files,   noting the end of the received medical data information through the software module for each patient,   creating a job containing medical data for a patient, and medical data image viewing software, and   providing print information for an autoloader control software, the print information having selected fields obtained from an automatic scan of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information,   submitting the job to the autoloader control software, and recording said DICOM image information from the one or more files on the computer readable media,   recording other files as defined by DICOM on the computer readable media,   recording on said computer readable media in response to the job, the medical data image viewing software and the medical data and   automatically printing the selected fields of the automatic scan of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information on the computer readable media to label the computer readable media.   
     
     
         49 . The non-transitory computer readable media formed by the method of  claim 48 , wherein the autoloader control software includes instructions for moving the computer readable media from a recording position to a print position in response to a software instruction; and moving the computer readable media to an output bin in response to a software instruction. 
     
     
         50 . A medical data recording apparatus comprising:
 means for receiving medical data information in DICOM format through a software module and parsing patient identification information and study information from the received medical data information, the medical data further comprising one or more files,   means for storing the parsed patient identification information and parsed study information, the stored parsed study information and patient identification information coming from the one or more files,   means for storing DICOM image information coming from the one or more files,   means for noting the end of the received medical data information through the software module for each patient,   means for creating a job containing medical data for a patient, and medical data image viewing software, and   means for providing print information for an autoloader control software, the print information having selected fields obtained from an automatic scan of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information,   means for submitting the job to the autoloader control software, and   means for recording said DICOM image information from the one or more files on a recording media,   means for recording other files as defined by DICOM on the recording media,   means for recording, on said recording media in response to the job, the medical data image viewing software and the medical data   means for automatically printing the selected fields of the automatic scan of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information on the recording media to label the recording media and   means for storing information related to said DICOM image information from the one or more files recorded on said recording media at another storage location.   
     
     
         51 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 50  comprising means for associating a unique identifier with the recording media and with the information stored at another storage location. 
     
     
         52 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 50  wherein storing the information related to said DICOM image information recorded on said recording media is part of a back up system. 
     
     
         53 . A medical data recording apparatus comprising:
 means for receiving medical data information in DICOM format through a software module communicatively coupled to a network, and   means for extracting patient identification information and extracting study information from the received medical data information,   means for storing DICOM image information coming from the medical data information,   means for storing the extracted patient identification information and extracted study information, from the medical data information;   means for automatically scanning the stored extracted patient identification information and the stored extracted study information for selected fields from one or more files,   means for noting the end of the received medical data information through the software module for each patient,   means for creating a job for a patient containing medical data, and medical data image viewing software,   and means for providing print information for an autoloader control software, the print information having the selected fields obtained from the automatically scanning of the stored extracted patient identification information and the stored extracted study information,   means for submitting the job to the autoloader control software, and   means for recording at least one DICOM image on a disc,   means for recording other files as defined by DICOM on the disc,   means for recording on the disc the job such that the medical data image viewing software is recorded on the disc along with the medical data,   means for automatically printing the selected fields of the stored extracted patient identification information and the stored extracted study information, the selected fields used to label the disc, and   means for storing information related to said DICOM image information from the one or more files recorded on said disc at another storage location.   
     
     
         54 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 53  comprising means for associating a unique identifier with the disc and with the information stored at another storage location. 
     
     
         55 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 53  wherein storing the information related to the information recorded on said disc at another storage location is part of a back up system. 
     
     
         56 . A medical data recording apparatus comprising:
 a receiver to receive medical data information in DICOM format through a software module and to parse patient identification information and study information from the received medical data information, the medical data further comprising one or more files,   a first storage to store the parsed patient identification information and parsed study information, the stored parsed study information and patient identification information coming from the one or more files,   a second storage to store image information coming from the one or more files,   a notation to note an end of the received medical data information through the software module for each patient,   a creator to create a job containing medical data for a patient, and medical data image viewing software, and   an output to provide print information for an autoloader control software, the print information including selected fields obtained from an automatic scan of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information,   a submitter to submit the job to the autoloader control software, and   a first recorder to record said medical data information from the one or more files on a recording media,   a second recorder to record other files as defined by DICOM on the recording media,   a third recorder to record, on said recording media in response to the job, the medical data image viewing software and the medical data   printer to automatically print the selected fields of the automatic scan of the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information on the recording media to label the recording media, and   a third storage where information related to the information recorded on said recording media is stored.   
     
     
         57 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 56  further comprising a number generator for producing a serial number and associating the serial number with the information recorded on the recording media and associating the serial number with the information stored at the third storage. 
     
     
         58 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 56  wherein the third storage is remote from the recording media. 
     
     
         59 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 56  further comprising a serial numbering device for associating a serial number with the recording media, the medical data recording apparatus including a memory for associating a serial number with the information stored on the recording media having the serial number. 
     
     
         60 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 59  wherein the memory stores the serial number and information associated with the serial number is a searchable database. 
     
     
         61 . The medical data recording apparatus of  claim 56  further comprising: a serial numbering module for associating a serial number with the recording media; and a memory for associating a serial number with the information stored on the recording media having the serial number as a searchable database. 
     
     
         62 . A medical data recording system for use with a disc writer comprising:
 parsing software module operatively configured to: (i) receive medical data on a network, (ii) identify an end of the received medical data for a patient, (iii) parse patient identification information and study information from the received medical data, (iv) store the parsed patient identification information and parsed study information;   job processing software module operatively configured to create a job containing medical data, medical data viewing software, and merge data having the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information;   and autoloader control software module operatively configured to instruct the disc writer to: (i) record a disc based on the job such that the medical data viewing software is recorded on the disc along with the medical data within the job, and (ii) print the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information on the disc based on the merge data within the job.   
     
     
         63 . The medical data recording system of  claim 62  wherein the received medical data comprises DICOM formatted information. 
     
     
         64 . The medical data recording system of  claim 62  wherein the parsing software module comprises instructions for processing the received medical data to comply to DICOM standards 
     
     
         65 . The medical data recording system of  claim 62  wherein the parsing software module comprises instructions utilizing a time out period to identify the end of the received medical data for the patient. 
     
     
         66 . The medical data recording system of  claim 62  wherein the parsing software module comprises instructions to store the parsed patient identification information and the parsed study information in a database. 
     
     
         67 . The medical data recording system of  claim 65  wherein the job processing software module comprises instructions for: (i) retrieving the parsed patient identification information and the parsed study information stored in the database when creating the job, and (ii) storing job information in the database. 
     
     
         68 . The medical data recording system of  claim 62  wherein the job processing software module comprises instructions for storing the job after the job has been created. 
     
     
         69 . The medical data recording system of  claim 62  wherein the job processing software module comprises instructions for deleting the job after the autoloader control software module has completed instructing the disc writer to record the disc. 
     
     
         70 . The medical data recording system of  claim 62  wherein the autoloader control software module comprises instructions to print the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information on the disc by printing a label for the disc containing the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information on the label. 
     
     
         71 . The medical data recording system of  claim 62  wherein the autoloader control software module comprises instructions to print on the disc indicia identifying the producer of the disc. 
     
     
         72 . The medical data recording system of  claim 62  further comprising a backup software module operatively configured to backup the medical data on a backup disc. 
     
     
         73 . A medical data recording system comprising:
 a computer operatively coupled to a medical imaging device through a communication network, the computer comprising:   a parsing software module operatively configured to: (i) receive medical data from the medical imaging device through the network, (ii) identify an end of a particular patient's data within the received medical data, (iii) parse patient identification information and study information from the received medical data, (iv) store the parsed patient identification information and parsed study information; and   a job processing software module operatively configured to create a job containing medical data, medical data viewing software, and merge data having the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information; and   a disc writer operatively coupled to the computer to receive the job, comprising:   a recorder operatively configured to record a disc based on the job such that the medical data viewing software is recorded on the disc along with the medical data within the job; and   a printer operatively configured to print the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information on the disc based on the merge data within the job.   
     
     
         74 . The medical data recording system of  claim 73  wherein the disc writer further comprises an autoloader operatively configured to place the disc in the recorder and move the disc to the printer in response to receiving a job from the computer. 
     
     
         75 . The medical data recording system of  claim 74  wherein the autoloader comprises a mechanism to place the disc in an output tray after the disc recording and printing operations are complete. 
     
     
         76 . The medical data recording system of  claim 73  wherein the recorder of the disc writer utilizes a CD as the disc. 
     
     
         77 . The medical data recording system of  claim 73  wherein the recorder of the disc writer utilizes a format for the disc selected from a group consisting of: CDR, CDRW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVDRAM. 
     
     
         78 . The medical data recording system of  claim 73  wherein the printer of the disc writer comprises a label printing mechanism operatively configured to print the stored parsed patient identification information and the stored parsed study information on a label on the disc based on the merge data within the job. 
     
     
         79 . The medical data recording system of  claim 73  wherein the printer of the disc writer comprises a mechanism operatively configured to print on the disc indicia identifying the producer of the disc. 
     
     
         80 . The medical data recording system of  claim 73  wherein the received medical data comprises DICOM formatted information. 
     
     
         81 . The medical data recording system of  claim 73  wherein the parsing software module of the computer comprises instructions for processing the received medical data to comply to DICOM standards. 
     
     
         82 . The medical data recording system of  claim 73  wherein the parsing software module of the computer comprises instructions utilizing a time out period to identify the end of the received medical data for the patient. 
     
     
         83 . The medical data recording system of  claim 73  wherein the parsing software module of the computer comprises instructions to store the parsed patient identification information and the parsed study information in a database. 
     
     
         84 . The medical data recording system of  claim 83  wherein the job processing software module of the computer comprises instructions for: (i) retrieving the parsed patient identification information and the parsed study information stored in the database when creating the job, and (ii) storing job information in the database. 
     
     
         85 . The medical data recording system of  claim 73  wherein the job processing software module of the computer comprises instructions for storing the job after the job has been created. 
     
     
         86 . The medical data recording system of  claim 73  wherein the job processing software module of the computer comprises instructions for deleting the job after the autoloader control software module has completed instructing the disc writer to record the disc. 
     
     
         87 . The medical data recording system of  claim 73  wherein the computer further comprises a backup software module operatively configured to create a backup job including the medical data and send the backup job to the disc writer such that the backup job may be utilized by the disc writer to generate a backup disc. 
     
     
         88 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium providing instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
 receiving medical data information in DICOM format through a software module and extracting patient identification information and study information from the received medical data information, the medical data further comprising one or more files;   storing the extracted patient identification information and extracted study information, the stored extracted study information and patient identification information coming from the one or more files;   storing DICOM image information coming from the one or more files;   noting the end of the received medical data information through the software module for each patient;   creating a job containing medical data for a patient, and medical data image viewing software; and   providing print information for an autoloader control software, the print information having selected fields obtained from an automatic scan of the stored extracted patient identification information and the stored extracted study information;   submitting the job to the autoloader control software;   recording said DICOM image information from the one or more files on a recording media; recording other files as defined by DICOM on the recording media; and   automatically printing the selected fields of the automatic scan of the stored extracted patient identification information and the stored extracted study information on the recording media to label the recording media.