A system is disclosed having a storage, a communications module for interacting with a medical measurement device, an analysis controller, and a test module that allows for the testing and evaluating of decision-support algorithms. A method for testing decision-support algorithms is disclosed having the steps of receiving into storage of a ruggedized, compact computer at least one decision-support algorithm; detecting with a communications module the initiation of a vital-sign monitoring session; receiving and storing vital-sign information into storage by the communications module; pushing the stored vital-sign information by an analysis controller to a test module running the stored at least one decision-support algorithm; and providing at least one output from the decision-support algorithm to at least one of a database and a display.
Please help me write a proper abstract based on the patent claims. CLAIM: 1. A method for testing decision-support algorithms comprising: receiving into a storage of a ruggedized, compact computer at least one decision-support algorithm; receiving and storing vital-sign information from an external vital-sign monitor into the storage by a communications module where the vital-sign information is associated with the vital-sign monitoring session; determining whether the vital-sign information is quality vital-sign information, when the vital-sign information is not quality then not using that vital-sign information; pushing the stored quality vital-sign information by an analysis controller to a test module running the stored at least one decision-support algorithm; and providing at least one output from the decision-support algorithm to at least one of a database and a display. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising receiving the decision-support algorithm into the test module. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein pushing includes shifting data contained in the vital-sign information to leave gaps representing missing data. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the storage includes capacity for storing a plurality of decision-support algorithms, and the storage allows for quick exchange of stored decision-support algorithms. 5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising detecting with the communications module an initiation of a vital-sign monitoring session. 6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising determining when the vital-sign monitoring session has ended based on at least one of a vital-sign being less than a predetermined vital-sign threshold and a signal representing an end of the vital-sign monitoring session received from a source of the vital-sign information, and wherein detecting the initiation of the vital-sign monitoring is based on at least one of a vital-sign being above the predetermined vital-sign threshold and a signal representing a start of the vital-sign monitoring session received from the source of the vital-sign information. 7. A method for testing decision-support algorithms comprising: receiving into a storage of a ruggedized, compact computer at least one decision-support algorithm; receiving and storing vital-sign information associated with the vital-sign monitoring session into the storage by a communications module where the vital-sign information is received from a vital-sign monitor; pushing the stored vital-sign information by an analysis controller to a test module running at least one of the stored at least one decision-support algorithm; and providing at least one output from the decision-support algorithm to at least one of a database and a display. 8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising loading at least one decision-support algorithm into the test module. 9. The method according to claim 7, wherein pushing includes retrieving the vital-sign information from the storage; and converting the vital-sign information into multiple constant-frequency row vectors. 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein converting includes shifting data contained in the vital-sign information to leave gaps representing missing data. 11. The method according to claim 7, further comprising determining whether the vital-sign information is quality vital-sign information, when the vital-sign information is not quality vital-sign information then not using that vital-sign information. 12. The method according to claim 7, further comprising detecting with the communications module an initiation of a vital-sign monitoring session. 13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising determining when the vital-sign monitoring session has ended based on at least one of a vital-sign being less than a predetermined vital-sign threshold and a signal representing an end of the vital-sign monitoring session received from a source of the vital-sign information, and wherein detecting the initiation of the vital-sign monitoring is based on at least one of a vital-sign being above the predetermined vital-sign threshold and a signal representing a start of the vital-sign monitoring session received from the source of the vital-sign information. 14. The method according to claim 7, wherein pushing includes shifting data contained in the vital-sign information to leave gaps representing missing data.