Method and apparatus for tracking context synchronization across multiple applications

An apparatus comprising a processor and at least one non-transitory memory having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the processor configured, in response to execution of the computer-executable program code instructions, to cause the apparatus to:

• receive an indication of two or more participating applications;
• receive a first patient context associated with a first file in response to a first application of the two or more applications accessing a study associated with a first patient;
• determine if the first patient context is different from patient contexts associated with other applications of the two or more participating applications;
• initiate a timer in response to determining that the first patient context is different from the patient contexts associated with the other applications;
• determine if the patient contexts associated with the other applications have changed to become the first patient context;
• provide a first notification in response to the patient context associated with at least one of the other applications not matching the first patient context and the timer satisfying a first criterion;
• provide a second notification in response to the patient context associated with at least one of the other applications not matching the first patient context and the timer satisfying a second criterion;
• and
• append information associated with one of the first notification or the second notification to the study associated with the first patient.

A method comprising:

• receiving an indication of two or more participating applications;
• receiving a first patient context associated with a first file in response to a first application of the two or more applications accessing a file associated with a first patient;
• determining if the first patient context is different from patient contexts associated with other applications of the two or more participating applications;
• initiating a timer in response to determining that the first patient context is different from the patient contexts associated with the other applications;
• determining if the patient contexts associated with the other applications have changed to become the first patient context;
• providing a first notification in response to the patient context associated with at least one of the other applications not matching the first patient context and the timer satisfying a first criterion;
• providing a second notification in response to the patient context associated with at least one of the other applications not matching the first patient context and the timer satisfying a second criterion;
• and
• appending information associated with one of the first notification or the second notification to the study associated with the first patient.