24. A method of entering data in a portable electronic device, the method comprising: receiving a request from a healthcare professional to perform data entry in a text input field in which textual information can be entered via a virtual keyboard, wherein the receiving the request comprises detecting a click of the text input field via a touch-sensitive user interface, and wherein the data entry is directed to a patient file; displaying, on a region of the touch-sensitive user interface, a plurality of predefined suggestions as candidates for the data entry, wherein the predefined suggestions are customized for one of: the healthcare professional or the patient, and wherein the plurality of predefined suggestions are previously hidden, and an appearance of the predefined suggestions is triggered in response to the detecting the click of the text input field and without using the virtual keyboard; analyzing an existing data content in the patient file; recommending the predefined suggestions based on the analyzed content; detecting a selection of one of the plurality of predefined suggestions by detecting a touch of the region of the touch-sensitive user interface made by the healthcare professional; automatically entering the selected predefined suggestion as the data entry in the text input field without the use of the virtual keyboard; and programming a pulse generator to generate electrical stimulation pulses based at least in part on the data entry, wherein the programming the pulse generator includes sending, to the pulse generator, stimulation parameters that include one or more of: stimulation pulse amplitude, stimulation pulse frequency, stimulation pulse width, electrode polarity, and electrode combination.
24. A method of entering data in a portable electronic device, the method comprising: receiving a request from a healthcare professional to perform data entry in a text input field in which textual information can be entered via a virtual keyboard, wherein the receiving the request comprises detecting a click of the text input field via a touch-sensitive user interface, and wherein the data entry is directed to a patient file; displaying, on a region of the touch-sensitive user interface, a plurality of predefined suggestions as candidates for the data entry, wherein the predefined suggestions are customized for one of: the healthcare professional or the patient, and wherein the plurality of predefined suggestions are previously hidden, and an appearance of the predefined suggestions is triggered in response to the detecting the click of the text input field and without using the virtual keyboard; analyzing an existing data content in the patient file; recommending the predefined suggestions based on the analyzed content; detecting a selection of one of the plurality of predefined suggestions by detecting a touch of the region of the touch-sensitive user interface made by the healthcare professional; automatically entering the selected predefined suggestion as the data entry in the text input field without the use of the virtual keyboard; and programming a pulse generator to generate electrical stimulation pulses based at least in part on the data entry, wherein the programming the pulse generator includes sending, to the pulse generator, stimulation parameters that include one or more of: stimulation pulse amplitude, stimulation pulse frequency, stimulation pulse width, electrode polarity, and electrode combination. 30. The method of claim 24 , wherein the displaying comprises: assigning a respective rank to each of the plurality of predefined suggestions according to one or more predetermined criteria; and displaying the plurality of predefined suggestions according to their respective ranks.