Patent ID: 8612249

Claim:
A computer-implemented system utilized by a healthcare entity for managing and accessing a plurality of regulatory data records related to healthcare, the system comprising: a memory storage configured to store the plurality of regulatory data records; an interface module configured to receive information related to a communication of the healthcare entity with a regulatory healthcare authority; and one or more computer processing modules utilized by the healthcare entity and configured to: generate a contact record for storing the information related to the communication, wherein the communication of the healthcare entity with the regulatory healthcare authority is related to obtaining approval from the healthcare authority for a healthcare product; perform a determination as to whether the communication results in a commitment, wherein the commitment includes an obligation made by the healthcare entity during the communication to perform a task required by the regulatory healthcare authority in order to obtain the approval for the healthcare product; and based on the determination, create a link between the contact record and a commitment record which records the commitment, wherein due to the link, a query about one of the contact record and the commitment record results in presenting both the contact record and the commitment record.