Patent ID: 8775208

Claim:
One or more computer storage devices storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a method providing outcome information associated with a patient plan of care in conjunction with documentation of assessment items for a patient, the method comprising: receiving a selection of one or more assessment items for a patient for documentation by a clinician; presenting a documentation area, the documentation area having one or more areas configured to receive patient assessment information for the selected one or more assessment items; presenting an outcome icon in conjunction with at least one of the one or more assessment items, the outcome icon relating to at least one outcome corresponding with at least one of the one or more selected assessment items and being based on a patient plan of care, wherein presenting an outcome icon comprises identifying at least one outcome from the patient plan of care corresponding with at least one of the selected one or more assessment items; receiving a selection of the outcome icon; presenting an outcome window in response to receiving the selection of the outcome icon, wherein presenting the outcome window comprises presenting information associated with at least one of the one or more outcomes in conjunction with the documentation area for entering patient assessment information, wherein the information presented in the outcome window corresponds to the assessment item associated with the selected outcome icon; receiving patient assessment information from the clinician for at least one of the one or more assessment items corresponding with an outcome from the patient plan of care; comparing the received patient assessment information against the corresponding outcome; based at least in part on comparing the received patient assessment information against the corresponding outcome, determining whether the corresponding outcome has been met; and presenting information associated with the outcome from the patient plan of care that corresponds to the received patient assessment information, wherein the information associated with the outcome is presented in context of the documentation area, the information including an indication regarding whether the outcome has been met, wherein presenting information associated with the outcome in context of the documentation area comprises simultaneously presenting 1) at least a portion of the documentation area for documenting one or more assessment items for the patient and 2) a summary window comprising met outcomes for one or more patient assessment items, and unmet outcomes for one or more patient assessment items.