Patent ID: 6993556
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. At least one computer readable medium encoded with a program that, when executed, performs a method of administering a context management system that manages a context, the method comprising: configuring a subject data definition which defines a plurality of subjects in the context using, for each subject, subject data that comprises a data item usable by a plurality of applications comprising at least a first application and a second application, the data item having a set of values comprising at least a first value corresponding to the first application and a second value corresponding to the second application, the set of values identifying the subject in the context, the value of the data item corresponding to the first application being exchangeable with the value of the data item corresponding to the second application when a user switches from the first application to the second application to retain the context, the plurality of subjects comprising a patient subject, a user subject and an encounter subject, and the subject data definition being defined in accordance with a Clinical Context Object Workgroup (CCOW) standard.