METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INCLUDING CUSTOMIZED CDA ATTRIBUTES FOR SEARCHING AND RETRIEVAL

A method for storing customized attributes in a clinical document architecture (CDA) document to provide searching functionality in a clinical environment includes retrieving, from a clinical database, attributes to be attached to a document in accordance with scripted instructions received from a user. The method further includes concatenating the retrieved attributes in accordance with the scripted instructions to create a customized, derived attribute, storing the customized, derived attribute in the document, and sending the document with the customized, derived attribute to the clinical database for storage.