Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for comprehensive clinical documentation of patient lifetime via a unified interface. Certain embodiments provide a user interface system displaying an electronic patient record. The system includes a timeline representation of a patient record. The timeline includes a plurality of data points related to a patient over time. The plurality of data points provides patient data aggregated from a plurality of information sources. The timeline provides access to and review of the plurality of data points within a single view. The system includes one or more controls allowing navigation and manipulation of one or more of the plurality of data points in the timeline.