Patent ID: 8315989

Claim:
A method of checking the integrity of a database containing both physiological information and database integrity information, the database being accessible by a healthcare management software system, the method including the steps of: providing a computer readable medium including installation software which installs a version of a healthcare management software system, the installation software being able to install a first version of the healthcare management software system including a healthcare management software, a first database having physiological information and being accessible by the healthcare management software and a first database integrity information including at least one value utilized by the healthcare management software in determining information relating to physiological information to present with an output device, and a first file stored separate from the first database containing a first integrity information including at least one value utilized by the healthcare management software in determining information relating to the physiological information to present with the output device, the installation software also being able to install a second version of the healthcare management software system including a healthcare management software, a second database having a second database integrity information, and a second file containing a second integrity information; receiving a request to perform the first installation; installing the first version of the healthcare management software system; and determining an integrity of the first database through a comparison of the at least one value of the first database integrity information with the at least one value of the first integrity information; wherein the step of determining is performed prior to the healthcare management software reading the physiological information in the first database.