Patent ID: 7310607

Claim:
In a system for initiating performance of a first process, comprising a set of tasks, to be performed by at least one individual to support healthcare delivery, a method performed by a data processor for processing an event representing a change in circumstances potentially affecting healthcare delivered to a patient, comprising the activities of: associating in a repository, at least one event potentially affecting healthcare delivered to a patient with a sequence of tasks to be performed to support healthcare delivery to said patient; receiving a message identifying occurrence of said event; determining by using said repository, a particular sequence of tasks to be performed, in response to receiving said message identifying occurrence of said event; and initiating execution of performance of said particular sequence of tasks by at least one individual without scheduling said performance and associated intervening scheduling time delay in response to receiving said message identifying occurrence of said event and determination pre-conditions associated with said task sequence are satisfied and said tasks of said task sequence are ready for performance by said at least one individual.