SYSTEM FOR REMOTE REVIEW OF CLINICAL DATA

A system for remotely reviewing medical data allows medical data to be transmitted to a nurse's mobile handheld device from medical equipment or data storage. The system includes a console, a data server and mobile handheld devices; the data server may be a software component within the console. The system may further include medical imaging equipment, medical records databases, and other sensors and servers. Medical data is routed through the console to the data server to reach the mobile handheld device via a wireless network. After reviewing the data, nurses may transmit their comments from their mobile handheld device to the requester by going through the same system. The data server may further include a resident messaging system that communicates to the mobile handheld device such that the user is notified of messages or data awaiting review along with the urgency of the required review are also described.