Facilitating text entry for mobile healthcare application

A method for facilitating entry of items for a healthcare software application loaded on an electronic device, the method comprising:

• (a) displaying, to a healthcare practitioner via a display of a mobile electronic device, an interface of a healthcare software application including a text entry box and a virtual keyboard;
• (b) receiving, from the healthcare practitioner via the virtual keyboard, first input corresponding to entry of a first text string;
• (c) continuously, during entry of the first text string,
• (i) comparing input characters to a maintained list of items associated with healthcare, and
• (ii) displaying a popover including items found to match, based on the comparing, input characters;
• (d) receiving, from the healthcare practitioner, second input corresponding to selection of a particular item displayed in the popover;
• (e) inserting, into the text entry box based on the received second input, a text string corresponding to the selected particular item;
• (f) updating, based on the received second input, a favorites list of previously selected items.

A method for facilitating entry of items for a healthcare software application loaded on an electronic device, the method comprising:

• (a) displaying, to a healthcare practitioner via a display of a mobile electronic device, an interface of a healthcare software application including a text entry box and a virtual keyboard;
• (b) receiving, from the healthcare practitioner via the virtual keyboard, first input corresponding to entry of a first text string;
• (c) continuously, during entry of the first text string,
• (i) comparing input characters to a maintained list of items associated with healthcare, and
• (ii) displaying a popover including items found to match, based on the comparing, input characters;
• (d) receiving, from the healthcare practitioner, second input corresponding to selection of a particular item displayed in the popover;
• (e) inserting, into the text entry box based on the received second input, a text string corresponding to the selected particular item;
• (f) updating, based on the received second input, a favorites list of previously selected items;
• (g) displaying, to the healthcare practitioner via the display of the mobile electronic device, an interface of a healthcare software application including a second text entry box and a virtual keyboard;
• (h) receiving, from the healthcare practitioner via the virtual keyboard, third input corresponding to entry of a second text string;
• (i) continuously, during entry of the second text string,
• (i) comparing input characters to a maintained list of items associated with healthcare, and
• (ii) displaying a second popover including items found to match, based on the comparing, input characters, the second popover including one or more items in the favorites list displayed at a top of the second popover;
• (j) receiving, from the healthcare practitioner, fourth input corresponding to selection of a second particular item displayed in the second popover;
• (k) inserting, into the second text entry box based on the received fourth input, a text string corresponding to the selected second particular item;
• and
• (l) updating, based on the received fourth input, the favorites list.