User interface for displaying an item of work in a workflow context

Abstract

A user interface for use in, e.g., a healthcare computing environment, for displaying an item of work in a workflow context associated with a particular resource is provided In one embodiment, the user interface includes a first workflow context display area configured to display a current workflow state of the item of work and at least one of a past workflow state and a potential future workflow state of the item of work. The user interface may further include a selectable workflow view indicator, whereby following the selectable workflow view indicator allows a user to navigate to a second workflow context display area configured to display an identity of at least one additional resource associated with the item of work and a status of the item of work as it pertains to the additional resource.

1 . A user interface embodied on at least one computer-readable medium, the user interface for displaying, in a healthcare computing environment, at least one item of work in a workflow context associated with a first resource, the user interface comprising:
 a work item display area configured to display one or more items of work to be acted upon by the first resource, wherein at least one of the one or more items of work comprises a selectable work item indicator,   whereby following a selected one of the selectable work item indicators allows a user to navigate to a first workflow context display area configured to display a current workflow state of the item of work associated with the selected one of the selectable work item indicators and at least one of a past workflow state and a potential future workflow state of the item of work associated with the selected one of the selectable work item indicators.   
     
     
         2 . The user interface of  claim 1 , wherein the first workflow context display area is further configured to display one of a standard workflow context and an exception workflow context for the item of work associated with the selected one of the selectable work item indicators. 
     
     
         3 . The user interface of  claim 1 , wherein the first workflow context display area is further configured to display a status indicator in association with at least one of the current workflow state, the past workflow state, and the potential future workflow state of the item of work associated with the selected one of the selectable work item indicators. 
     
     
         4 . The user interface of  claim 1 , further comprising a summary display area configured to display a summary of information pertaining to the item of work associated with the selected one of the selectable work item indicators. 
     
     
         5 . The user interface of  claim 1 , further comprising a selectable workflow view indicator, whereby following the selectable workflow view indicator allows a user to navigate to a second workflow context display area associated with the selected one of the selectable work item indicators, the second workflow context display area configured to display an identity of at least one additional resource associated with the item of work associated with the selected one of the selectable work item indicators and a status of the item of work associated with the selected one of the selectable work item indicators as it pertains to the at least one additional resource. 
     
     
         6 . The user interface of  claim 5 , wherein the second workflow context display area is configured to be altered by an authorized user. 
     
     
         7 . A user interface embodied on at least one computer-readable medium, the user interface for displaying, in a healthcare computing environment, at least one item of work in a workflow context associated with a first resource, the user interface comprising:
 a work item display area configured to display one or more items of work to be acted upon by the first resource, wherein at least one of the one or more items of work comprises a selectable work item indicator,   whereby following a selected one of the selectable work item indicators allows a user to navigate to a workflow context display area configured to display a current workflow state of the item of work associated with the selected one of the selectable work item indicators, at least one of a past workflow state and a potential future workflow state of the item of work associated with the selected one of the selectable work item indicators, an identity of at least one additional resource associated with the item of work associated with the selected one of the selectable work item indicators, and a status of the item of work associated with the selected one of the selectable work item indicators as it pertains to the at least one additional resource.