Patent ID: 7343565

Claim:
A graphical user interface (GUI) for display within a touch screen display of a handheld device, wherein the handheld device is configured to download and store clinical data associated with patients in medical facilities, wherein the clinical data for each patient includes data from a plurality of records associated with the patient, wherein the GUI comprises: a list of patient names displayed within a first portion of the GUI, wherein each displayed patient name identifies a patient within a medical facility, wherein each displayed patient name is responsive to user touching, and wherein clinical data stored within the handheld device and associated with a patient is displayable upon user touching of a respective displayed patient name; medical facility location information for a patient displayed adjacent a respective patient name, wherein the medical facility location information identifies a location of a respective patient within a medical facility; and means for displaying an indication that new clinical data for a patient is available, wherein the indication is displayable adjacent a respective patient name in the list of patient names displayed within the GUI first portion; wherein the indication is displayable as a change in font or font background of the medical facility location information.