Computer software and hardware systems performing as a picture-archiving and communication system and patient information system comprised of computer programs, computer software, associated instruction manuals sold and distributed therewith as a unit, computers, modems, computer monitors, computer display screens, computer display panels, computer keyboards, computer mice, computer archive management devices in the nature of computer hardware and software for storage of images and data, computer hardware and software for retrieval and replication of images and data, image viewers in the nature of computer monitors and display screens, film and video viewers in the nature of computer monitors and display screens, data and document viewers in the nature of computer monitors and display screens, image view stations in the nature of computer monitors and computer terminals, film and video view stations in the nature of computer monitors and computer terminals, data and document view stations in the nature of computer monitors and computer terminals, computer carts with wheels specially adapted for computers, and structural parts for the foregoing sold as integral units, all for managing, controlling, acquiring, receiving, retrieving, accessing, viewing, reading, analyzing, comparing, tracking, organizing, searching, processing, modifying, securing, reporting, presenting, displaying, storing, archiving, distributing and transferring medical, radiological and digital images, films and videos, and medical, radiological, digital and patient data, documents and information, for use in the fields of medical imaging, radiological imaging, digital imaging, medical imaging systems, radiological imaging systems, digital imaging systems, picture archiving and communication systems, patient information systems, digital communications, image management, data management, document management, information management, x-ray imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, ultra sound, computed radiology modalities, efficiency management and tracking, workflow management and tracking, report management and tracking, and dictation and auto transcription