A system and user interface integrates and processes event associated
messages affecting healthcare delivered to a patient and supports
creation, initiation and modification of currently operating workflow
processes involving processing of event messages. A method for processing
an event representing a change in circumstances potentially affecting
healthcare delivered to a patient involves receiving a message
identifying an event potentially affecting healthcare delivered to a
patient. Predetermined rules are applied to interpret the identified
event to determine particular tasks to be performed in response to
occurrence of the identified event. The particular tasks are scheduled to
be performed by at least one individual in response to the occurrence of
the identified event. In addition a database containing records
indicating active process instances is searched to identify active
process instances of a target process to be replaced by a process
comprising the particular tasks. Also a parameter associated with an
event is stored at a location available for access by multiple different
process task sequences.