Medical device with interfaces for capturing vital signs data and affirmatively skipping parameters associated with the vital signs data

1. A method for displaying information and receiving inputs with a medical device, the method comprising:

displaying a first interface on a display of the medical device, wherein the first interface comprises:

a login area including one or more prompts for information identifying a user of the medical device; and

a profile selection area in an inactive state, the profile selection area including two or more profiles offered by the medical device, wherein each of the profiles comprises a series of tasks to be performed by the user with a particular functionality of the medical device, and a textual string description of the series of tasks for each profile is displayed in the profile selection area;

receiving user identifying information from the user via the login area;

confirming the user identifying information;

activating the profile selection area in response to confirming the user identifying information;

receiving a profile selection from the user via the profile selection area;

receiving patient identification information for a patient from the user with the medical device in accordance with the series of tasks of the selected profile;

upon receiving the profile selection and the patient identification information, displaying a second interface on the display of the medical device;

activating at least one function of the medical device in accordance with the selected profile;

receiving vital signs data from the patient using the second interface in accordance with the series of tasks of the selected profile;

upon receiving the vital signs data, displaying a third interface on the display of the medical device, the third interface presenting additional parameter areas prompting the user for additional data for parameters associated with the vitals sign data, and the third interface presenting a skip button for at least one of the additional parameter areas and a next button in an inactive state; and

upon receiving, for each additional parameter, the additional data or an affirmative indication to skip the parameter by selecting the skip button, activating the next button on the third interface, wherein the affirmative indication to skip the parameter includes receiving selection of a skip button for at least one of the additional parameter areas presented on the third interface, displaying a fourth interface indicating that a corresponding additional parameter is required upon receiving selection of the skip button, receiving selection of a confirmation button presented on the fourth interface, and recording an override of the required additional parameter upon receiving selection of the confirmation button, the record of the override including at least a username of the user and a time.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the login area of the first interface comprises displaying at least one prompt selected from a clinician identifier, a password, a user name and a badge number.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving user identifying information comprises receiving the identifying information entered by the user using an input device selected from a touchscreen, a keyboard, a mouse and a scanner.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user identifying information must be confirmed before the user can select one of the two or more profiles in the profile selection area.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the medical device confirms the identifying information locally, at the medical device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the two or more profiles of the displayed profile selection area comprise:

a spot profile;

an office profile; and

an interval profile.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the description in the profile selection area for each of the two or more profiles includes a series of sentences providing a prose description of a functionality associated with each respective profile.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a patient identification box on the display of the medical device, after receiving the profile selection from the user, to prompt the user to input the patient identification information.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the first interface further comprises displaying a control that, when selected, allows the user to use the medical device with limited functionality without providing login credentials to capture vital signs data in an emergency situation.

10. A method for displaying information and receiving inputs with a medical device, the method comprising:

displaying a first interface on a display of the medical device, wherein the first interface comprises:

a login area including one or more prompts for information identifying a user of the medical device; and

a profile selection area in an inactive state, the profile selection area including two or more profiles offered by the medical device, wherein each of the profiles comprises a series of tasks to be performed by the user with a particular functionality of the medical device, and a textual string description of what is accomplished with each profile is displayed in the profile selection area;

receiving and confirming user identifying information;

activating the profile selection area in response to confirming the user identifying information;

receiving, at the profile selection area in an active state, a profile selection;

receiving patient identification information from the user of the medical device;

upon receiving the profile selection and the patient identification information, displaying a second interface on the display of the medical device, wherein the second interface is configured to capture vital signs data of a patient and includes a first next button in an inactive state;

activating at least one function of the medical device in accordance with the selected profile;

receiving vital signs data from the patient using the second interface in accordance with the selected profile;

activating the first next button;

receiving a selection of the first next button; and

displaying a third interface on the display, wherein the third interface includes multiple additional parameter areas, a skip button for at least one of the additional parameter areas, and a second next button in an inactive state, and wherein the multiple additional parameter areas are configured to capture one or more additional parameters associated with the vital signs data captured with the second interface; and

upon receiving the additional data or an indication to skip for each additional parameter, activating the second next button on the third interface, wherein the affirmative indication to skip the parameter includes receiving selection of a skip button for at least one of the additional parameter areas presented on the third interface, displaying a fourth interface indicating that a corresponding additional parameter is required upon receiving selection of the skip button, receiving selection of a confirmation button presented on the fourth interface, and recording an override of the required additional parameter upon receiving selection of the confirmation button, the record of the override including at least a username of the user and a time.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the identifying information must be confirmed before the user can select one of the two or more profiles in the profile selection area.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein one of the multiple additional parameter areas of the third interface records an early warning score for the patient.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the additional parameter areas include multiple separate areas, and wherein each of the multiple separate areas is configured to capture one of the additional parameters.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising activating a control used to save data associated with recorded vital signs data and the additional parameters when the user provides the additional parameters.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the two or more profiles of the displayed profile selection area comprise:

a spot profile;

an office profile; and

an interval profile.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the description in the profile selection area for each of the two or more profiles includes a series of sentences providing a prose description of a functionality associated with each respective profile.