Abstract: A system and method is provided for using a communications network coupling a plurality of computer systems, a database, and a at least one external data source together to facilitate communication therebetween. The plurality of computer systems is configured to extract at least one term from a medical order for the patient, identify at least one medical concept related to an extracted term, and identify at least one medical data element related to an identified medical concept. The plurality of computer system is further configured to query the database for the identified at least one medical data element, query the at least one external data source to retrieve at least one guideline for performing at least one intervention associated with the at least one medical data element, and generate a user interface that displays at least a portion of a result from the queries.

Abstract: A system and method for generating a patient abstract containing data about a patient selected from the patient's medical records is presented. A medical order for a patent is analyzed and at least one term is extracted from the medical order. Based upon the extracted term, at least one medical concept related to an extracted term is identified. Then at least one medical data element related to an identified medical concept is identified. A database containing at least a portion of the patient's medical records is queried for the identified at least one medical data element, and at least a portion of a result from the query is displayed, for example, via a user interface.