The present invention relates to a method and system (1) of medical monitoring. Furthermore the present invention relates to a computer program for controlling a medical monitoring system (1). In order to provide an improved monitoring technique that allows a more effective analysis of monitored data, a medical monitoring method is provided, the method comprising the steps of acquiring medical data of a patient, analyzing the medical data with respect to a number of event parameters (17, 18, 19, 20), whereas a number of user-definable trigger conditions (10) are assigned to each of the event parameters (17, 18, 19, 10), and in case a number of said trigger conditions (10) are detected providing medical context information (15) and activating an event notification (22). In other words, not only is medical information (15) provided, additionally an event notification (22) is activated, if a number of trigger conditions (10) are detected. The additional real-time event notification enables the clinical staff to respond immediately to a critical situation of the patient or the like. Furthermore the provided medical context information (15) relating to the event can be reviewed directly. This enables the clinical staff to initiate treatment at a very early point of time.