mvc3 partial views for search, validate, submit final results - asp.net-mvc-3

Question

I am creating a UI using MVC3 to generate a text file message based on user selections. User needs to find a patient by ID, then a provider by name from my db, and then initiate the creation of the text file. I have the message generator working if the right objects are passed to it (separate assembly).
I need some help understanding how to implement the search/select/clear logic, and the submission of results to call the generator. (New to MVC3).
I made partial views to display the search results, and I have the basic search results showing up on my Index view.
Issues:
My provider search returns a list of providers by last name & first name, and I need my user to select one, if there are more than one by the name.
How do I put these partial views inside a third, to send their results?
How can I make it possible to clear results in the partials? How do I make sure that I have a valid value in the partials before I send the result?
Any direction would be helpful. Thanks.
Here's my HomeController:
public class HomeController : Controller
{
private CrdDatabase db = new CrdDatabase(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["connectionString_CRD_TEST"].ConnectionString);
public PartialViewResult PatientSearch(string clinicNumber)
{
var patient = db.GetCRDPatientInformation(clinicNumber);
if (patient != null)
{
return PartialView("_PatientSearchResult", patient);
}
// need to determine how to return an error message/validation message.
return PartialView("_PartialClear");
}
public PartialViewResult ProviderSearch(string lastName, string firstname)
{
var providerList = db.GetCRDProviderList(lastName, firstname);
if (providerList.Count < 1)
{
return PartialView("_ProviderSearchResults", providerList);
}
return PartialView("_PartialClear");
}
public ActionResult Index()
{
return View();
}
}
Here is the _PatientSearchResult.cshtml partial view:
#model Objects.CRDPatientInfo
<table id="searchResults">
<tr>
<th>
Clinic Number
</th>
<th>
Last Name
</th>
<th>
First Name
</th>
<th>
Middle Name
</th>
<th>
Date of Birth
</th>
<th>
Admin Gender
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
#Model.clinic_number
</td>
<td>
#Model.pat_name_last
</td>
<td>
#Model.pat_name_first
</td>
<td>
#Model.pat_name_mid
</td>
<td>
#Model.pat_birth_date
</td>
<td>
#Model.pat_gender_code
</td>
</tr>
</table>
The _ProviderSearchResults.cshtml is similar, except it loops through the list in the model.
Here is my Index.cshtml, so far:
#{
ViewBag.Title = "Muse Orders Home Page";
}
<h2>#ViewBag.Message</h2>
#using (Ajax.BeginForm("PatientSearch", "Home", new AjaxOptions
{
HttpMethod = "GET",
InsertionMode = InsertionMode.Replace,
UpdateTargetId = "searchPatientResults"
}))
{
<text>Clinic Number:</text>
<input type="text" name="clinicNumber" />
<input type="submit" name="submitButton" value="Search" />
<input type="submit" name="submitButton" value="Clear" />
}
<table id="searchPatientResults">
</table>
#using (Ajax.BeginForm("ProviderSearch", "Home", new AjaxOptions{
HttpMethod = "GET",
InsertionMode= InsertionMode.Replace,
UpdateTargetId= "searchProviderResults"
}))
{
<text>Provider Last Name:</text>
<input type="text" name="lastName" />
<text>Provider First Name:</text>
<input type="text" name="firstName" />
<input type="submit" name="submitButton" value="Search" />
<input type="submit" name="submitButton" value="Clear" />
}
<table id="searchProviderResults">
</table>
#using (Ajax.BeginForm("GenerateOrder", "Home", new AjaxOptions
{
HttpMethod = "POST",
InsertionMode = InsertionMode.Replace,
UpdateTargetId = "generateOrder"
}))
{
<input type="hidden" name="patient" />
<input type="hidden" name="provider" />
<input type="submit" name="submitButton" value="GenerateOrder" />
<input type="submit" name="submitButton" value="Clear" />
}
<table id="generateOrder">
</table>