Data object tracking system and method
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1. A method of tracking a data object of a data management system, the method comprising:
- creating a first data object;
creating a first tracking object separate from the first data object including a first status data having a first status value representing a status of said first data object, said first tracking object for tracking only said first data object;
creating or modifying a second data object, wherein the first tracking object does not track the second data object;
creating a second tracking object including a second status data having a second status value representing a status of the second data object, said second tracking object for tracking only said second data object;
associating said second data object with said first data object, thereby linking the first and second data objects independent of other associations; and
automatedly updating said first status data with a third status value based on said creating or modifying of said second data object, said third status value providing a current status of said first data object as being associated with the second data and wherein, the first data object is an object related to the delivery of healthcare.
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Abstract
A system and method of tracking a data object of a data management system. A tracking object is associated with a first data object, the tracking object including a first status data having a first status value representing a status of the first data object. Upon the creation and/or modification of a second data object that is associated with the first data object, the first status data is automatedly updated with a second status value based on the creating and/or modifying of the second data object.
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1. A method of tracking a data object of a data management system, the method comprising:
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creating a first data object; creating a first tracking object separate from the first data object including a first status data having a first status value representing a status of said first data object, said first tracking object for tracking only said first data object; creating or modifying a second data object, wherein the first tracking object does not track the second data object; creating a second tracking object including a second status data having a second status value representing a status of the second data object, said second tracking object for tracking only said second data object; associating said second data object with said first data object, thereby linking the first and second data objects independent of other associations; and automatedly updating said first status data with a third status value based on said creating or modifying of said second data object, said third status value providing a current status of said first data object as being associated with the second data and wherein, the first data object is an object related to the delivery of healthcare. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A machine readable medium containing machine executable instructions implementing a method of tracking a database object of a system, said instructions comprising:
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a first set of instructions for creating a first data object; a second set of instructions for creating a first tracking object separate from the first data object including a first status data having a first status value representing a status of said first data object, said first tracking object for tracking only said first data object; a third set of instructions for creating or modifying a second data object; an additional set of instructions for creating a second tracking object including a second status data having a second status value representing a status of said second data object, said second tracking object for tracking only said second data object; a fourth set of instructions for associating said second data object with said first data object, thereby linking the first and second data objects independent of other associations; and a fifth set of instructions for automatedly updating said first status data with a third status value based on said creating or modifying of said second data object as being associated with the second data object, wherein the machine readable medium is any one of a solid state memory, optical disk or magnetic disk. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of tracking an object of a database system, the method comprising:
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creating a first data object having one or more data items; creating a first tracking object separate from the first data object including a first status data representing a status of said first data object; introducing an event related to a second data object to the database system; associating said second data object with said first data object, thereby linking the first and second data objects independent of other associations; creating a second tracking object including a second status data having a third status value representing a status of a second data object, said second tracking object for tracking only said second data object; and automatedly updating said first status data based on said introducing of said event as an update of the association between the first and second data and wherein, the first data object is an object related to the delivery of healthcare. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for generating a display image for tracking a data management data object, the system comprising:
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a data server having a memory device and a processor, wherein the memory device is configured to store the following components and the processor is configured to execute the same; a database on said data server, said database being for storing one or more data objects; a data object generator in communication with said database, said data object generator being for generating a first data object and storing said first data object on said database; a tracking object generator in communication with said database, said tracking object generator being for generating a first tracking object separate from the first data object including a first status data having a first status value representing a status of said first data object, said first tracking object for tracking only first data object; an event monitor for monitoring system event and determining what events require creation or modification of a second data object, the tracking object generator further generating a second tracking object including a second status data having a second status value representing a status of said second data object, said second tracking object for tracking only said second data object; a data object association manager for associating said second data object with said first data object, thereby linking the first and second data objects independent of other associations; a data object status updater for automatedly updating said first status data with a third status value based on said creating or modifying of said second data object as being associated with the second data object; and a displaying image generator for initiating generation of a data representing a display image for display on a display device, said display image being for presenting said third status value on said display device.
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