a method and system for providing information for facilitating health care and clinical decisions . the method includes receiving input data specifying patient information , comparing that data with one or more predetermined sets of reference data , and determining and displaying the output data . the output data can be displayed graphically , such as using bubbles of different color and size , to indicate risk factors and their contribution to potential health problems . after displaying the data , a second set of input data can be entered , and this data is compared to the first set of data and to one or more sets of reference data . a second set of output data is generatable and displayable alongside the first set of output data ,