My Critical Display Demo
A guided walkthrough for clinicians
Scenario 1: End-of-Day Results Review
Dr. Elena Martinez opens MCD before heading home — critical findings need to be cleared so nothing waits until tomorrow.
Act 1: The Practice Compass
“Your Inbox” — a single-glance summary
Practice Compass Overview
Before heading home, Dr. Martinez opens MCD and sees her practice compass — a single-glance summary of everything that needs attention across all her patients. Red bubbles flag critical results requiring immediate review. The black circles show non-critical unacknowledged reports by category. In seconds, she can see exactly what needs her attention before she leaves.
Legend Bar
The legend explains the visual language: solid red bubbles are unacknowledged critical results, outlined red are pending review, and black circles show non-critical report counts. The asterisk (*) indicates provider-customized thresholds or keywords. Once familiar with the interface, the physician can hide the legend to save screen space.
The nine categories shown here are configured for a primary care practice. MCD can be tailored to any specialty: cardiology, oncology, dermatology, pediatrics, and more. Each practice defines the categories, labels, and report mappings that match their clinical workflow.
Act 2: Critical Pathology
Maria Rodriguez — Breast Biopsy
Critical Pathology Report
Dr. Martinez taps the critical pathology bubble. Each category maintains a stack of reports — the oldest critical is always on top, ensuring nothing gets buried. MCD opens Maria Rodriguez's breast biopsy, the top of the pathology critical stack. The header is highlighted in red, the patient-specific mini compass is visible above the report, and the action bar shows Back, Sign Off, and Message buttons.
Reports are stacked by age — oldest on top
Report Content with Highlights
Critical keywords are automatically highlighted, drawing the physician's attention to the most important findings — terms like “INVASIVE” and “ADENOCARCINOMA” stand out immediately. These keywords can be customized per report.
Sign Off — Quick Tap
A quick tap on Sign Off acknowledges the pathology report. MCD automatically advances to the next unreviewed report for this patient — her office visit follow-up note.
Clinical Evaluation Report
The clinical evaluation note provides context: Mrs. Rodriguez presented with a self-detected breast mass, confirmed on mammography. The FNA confirms invasive ductal carcinoma. Oncology referral has been placed.
All Reports Cleared — Next Patient
After signing off all of Mrs. Rodriguez's reports — both the critical pathology and the non-critical clinical note — MCD returns to the practice compass. The pathology bubble is no longer red — it's now gray, indicating there are non-critical pathology reports that have been acknowledged. To review those acknowledged reports, physicians can select to show acknowledged reports, then tap the corresponding bubble. The remaining criticals are immediately visible, and Dr. Martinez can tap the next one to continue working through the stack.
Act 3: Imaging Critical
James Whitfield — Long-Press Sign-Off
Critical Chest X-Ray Report
Dr. Martinez taps the radiology critical bubble. MCD opens James Whitfield's chest X-ray — a 2.8 cm spiculated pulmonary nodule identified in the right upper lobe. The critical keyword “SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULE” is automatically highlighted in red, drawing the physician's attention to the most important finding.
Long-Press Sign Off
For critical results where the physician wants to customize alert keywords, she can press and hold the Sign Off button. A green progress indicator shows the hold duration.
Keyword Editor
After the long-press sign-off on a text report, MCD presents the keyword editor. Dr. Martinez can customize which terms trigger critical highlighting for this report type — adding or removing keywords as appropriate for her clinical workflow. She can Save her changes, Skip editing, or Cancel the sign-off entirely.
Act 4: Labs Critical
David Chen — Clinician vs. Practice-Defined Criticals
Critical Lab Report — CBC
Dr. Martinez taps the labs critical bubble. MCD opens David Chen's Comprehensive Metabolic Panel — his BUN has risen to 31 mg/dL, above the critical threshold of 25. The table format displays values, reference ranges, and previous results side by side, making changes immediately visible.
Critical Value Editor
After a long-press sign-off on a table report, MCD presents the critical value editor — a different interface from the keyword editor seen with text reports. Here, Dr. Martinez can adjust the numeric thresholds that define what counts as “critical” for each analyte. These critical values are set for individual patients and reports, separate from the practice-wide defaults. She can tighten or loosen the range based on her clinical judgment for this specific patient.
MCD supports two layers of critical thresholds. The practice sets default critical ranges (e.g., WBC < 2.0), but each clinician can customize those thresholds for their own workflow. For text reports (like pathology and radiology), the equivalent is the keyword editor — the practice defines default highlight words, and clinicians can add their own. The asterisk (*) on the compass legend marks categories with provider-customized settings.
Act 5: Messaging
Contextual communication from the report
Message Recipient Picker
The Message button opens a recipient picker. Dr. Martinez can send a contextual message about the current report to the patient, a PA/NP, medical assistant, or consultant.
Inline Message Compose
The message compose area appears inline, keeping the report visible for reference. Messages are contextually linked to the specific report being reviewed.
Communication Log on Report
After sending, the message appears at the top of the report as part of the action history. Every communication — messages, sign-offs, alerts — is logged directly on the report it relates to. This creates a complete audit trail: anyone reviewing the report later can see exactly what was communicated, to whom, and when.
Scenario 2: Weekend Coverage
Dr. Martinez is covering for Dr. Park over the weekend. She goes directly to Dr. Park’s patient stack to check on his patients.
Act 6: Covering for Dr. Park
Thomas Okafor — Progressive Pancytopenia
Dr. Park’s Patient Stack
Dr. Martinez taps Practice Group and selects Dr. Park from the physician dropdown. The compass now shows only Dr. Park's patients. A labs critical bubble appears immediately — Thomas Okafor's CBC results need urgent attention.
Critical Lab Report — CBC
Dr. Martinez taps the labs critical bubble. MCD opens Thomas Okafor's CBC with auto differential — his WBC has dropped to 1.8 x10³/µL, critically low. The table shows all five cell lines with values, reference ranges, and previous results, making the declining trend immediately visible.
Row History Chart — WBC Trend
Tapping the WBC row opens a detailed history chart. The downward trend is unmistakable — WBC has dropped from 4.2 to 1.8 over four months. The green reference band makes the severity immediately clear. This progressive pancytopenia warrants urgent hematology referral.
Back Without Signing Off
As the covering physician, Dr. Martinez reviews the results but chooses not to sign off — this is Dr. Park's patient. She taps Back to return to the compass. The labs critical remains visible, ensuring Dr. Park sees it when he returns. Nothing is lost.
MCD's Practice Group view enables seamless cross-coverage. By selecting a specific physician, the covering doctor sees exactly that colleague's patient stack — criticals, trends, and all. She can review and act when needed, or leave items for the primary physician to handle on return.
Scenario 3: Patient Portal
James Whitfield logs in to his patient portal to review his medical results and share them with a specialist.
Act 7: Patient Views Results
James Whitfield — Personal Health Compass
Patient Portal Compass
James Whitfield opens his patient portal and sees his personal health compass — a clear, organized summary of all his medical data. A red bubble on Radiology indicates a critical result that requires his doctor's review. The “Patient View” label distinguishes this from the physician's interface.
Patient Sees Critical Imaging Result
Mr. Whitfield taps the critical radiology result and sees his chest X-ray report. The same critical keywords that were highlighted for his physician — “SUSPICIOUS”, “CONCERNING FOR MALIGNANCY” — are visible to him. While the language is clinical, the visual highlighting helps him identify the key findings to discuss with his doctor.
Patient Navigates Back
Unlike the physician's view, patients cannot sign off or acknowledge results — those are clinical workflow actions. The patient can review their results as many times as needed, and the compass always reflects the current state of their care.
Patient Views Lab Results
Mr. Whitfield checks his lab results and sees his HbA1c at 7.4% — above the 5.7% threshold and trending upward over the past year. The previous values and reference ranges make the trend immediately visible without needing to read through multiple reports.
Row History Chart
Tapping on any lab result opens a detailed history chart. Mr. Whitfield can clearly see his HbA1c climbing from 7.1% to 7.4% over the past year — helpful context for the lifestyle and medication changes his doctor has recommended. This same chart is available to his physician, ensuring both are looking at the same data.
The patient and physician see the same data organized the same way. When Mr. Whitfield calls his doctor's office to ask about the pulmonary nodule, both parties are looking at the same compass, the same highlighted keywords, and the same trending charts. This shared understanding improves communication and reduces confusion.
Act 8: Patient Shares Results
Inviting another provider to view the compass
Share Results
Mr. Whitfield wants to share his results with a specialist his doctor referred him to. He taps the share icon in the header, and a modal appears where he can enter the specialist's email address. MCD prepares a secure invitation.
Enter Recipient & Preview
Mr. Whitfield enters the specialist's email address. A preview of the invitation message is shown below — the recipient will receive a link to view Mr. Whitfield's medical compass. The Send Invitation button activates once a valid email is entered.
Invitation Sent
The invitation is sent successfully. The specialist will receive an email with a secure link to view Mr. Whitfield's health compass — the same organized, visual summary of labs, imaging, clinical notes, and trends that both the patient and his physician use.
Patients can share their medical compass with any provider — a specialist, a covering physician, or even a family member involved in care decisions. The shared view presents the same organized data, ensuring continuity of information across the care team. The patient controls who sees their data and can revoke access at any time.