METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING MESSAGES IN A HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATION NETWORK

A method and system for parallel processing of data messages in a healthcare communication network for coordinating concurrent processing of messages between computer systems over a network. The method and system include determining if a precondition for immediate processing of a message for a clinical workflow type exists, and whether or not the precondition is fulfilled, by looking up a message type and a workflow type of the message in a preconditions table database.