Patent ID: 8069060

Claim:
A computer-implemented medical facilities management system comprising: at least one user interface configured to display a color-coded room identifier for an examination room and transmit user input to a server over at least one network, wherein the at least one user interface is configured to receive user input indicating a first ordered medical task and a second ordered medical task associated with a patient assigned to the examination room; and a server hosting a web-based medical office management software application coupled to said at least one user interface over the at least one network, wherein said office management application is configured to, assign to the displayed room identifier, a first color associated with the first ordered medical task, and automatically update the displayed room identifier to the first color, receive an indication that the first ordered medical task is complete, from at least one user interface, upon receiving the indication that the first ordered medical task is complete, automatically assign the displayed room identifier a second color associated with the second ordered medical task and automatically update the displayed room identifier, receive an indication that the second ordered medical task is complete, from at least one user interface, upon receiving the indication that the second ordered medical task is complete, automatically assign the displayed room identifier a third color indicating that all tasks among a plurality of tasks are complete and automatically update the displayed room identifier to the third color, receive a selection of the room identifier from at least one user interface, and in response to receiving the selection, transmit a list to at least one user interface, the list including the first ordered medical task and the second ordered medical task.