Patent ID: 9632800
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,G16H

Claim:
1. A method for accessing information in a healthcare software application using a computing device, the computing device comprising one or more processors, the one or more processors for executing a plurality of computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions for implementing the method for accessing information, the method comprising the steps of: (a) displaying, to a user, an interface comprising a status board listing a plurality of patients; (b) determining that the user has selected, within the status board, a first patient of the plurality of patients, and highlighting a portion of the status board associated with the first patient; (c) determining that the user's pointer is hovering over an icon associated with a particular patient, the icon associated with icon specific information; (d) displaying a tooltip including a header, a display window, and an action button, the action button for launching an action in the application, and displaying the icon specific information for the particular patient in the display window, wherein (e) detecting that the user has selected the action button; and (f) launching the action.