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Secure file uploading for external test results

Purpose

 1.1. Ensure secure and compliant uploading of external laboratory test results directly into animal hospital records.
 1.2. Protect sensitive veterinary patient and owner information through encrypted file transfer.
 1.3. Provide a streamlined workflow to route incoming results to the correct care team or veterinarian.
 1.4. Log uploads and access events for auditable medical compliance.
 1.5. Notify staff upon successful upload and ingestion of new results.

Trigger Conditions

 2.1. Receipt of test result file via secure public upload link/email.
 2.2. Scheduled SFTP poll detecting new file in incoming results folder.
 2.3. Submission of external lab results through web portal form.
 2.4. Automated fax-to-email conversion of external laboratory reports.
 2.5. API callback from partner laboratory’s result delivery platform.

Platform variants

 3.1. Dropbox
  • Feature/Setting: File requests; Auto-move files to HIPAA folders
  • Sample: Generate file request URL to external labs and auto-organize uploads
 3.2. Box
  • Feature/Setting: File upload widget; Custom permissions
  • Sample: Embed upload widget in secure staff portal; restrict access by user group
 3.3. Microsoft SharePoint
  • Feature/Setting: Document library; Flow for upload event
  • Sample: Create document library for "Lab Results," trigger on file creation
 3.4. Google Drive
  • Feature/Setting: Shared Drive; File upload scripts
  • Sample: External lab granted file drop access, script to route to correct folder
 3.5. AWS S3
  • Feature/Setting: Pre-signed upload URLs; S3 Event Notifications
  • Sample: Issue pre-signed URLs to labs; S3 Lambda triggers upon file upload
 3.6. Azure Blob Storage
  • Feature/Setting: SAS tokens; Event Grid integration
  • Sample: SAS for granular permissions, alert on arrival in "Lab Results" container
 3.7. Google Cloud Storage
  • Feature/Setting: Signed URL; Pub/Sub trigger
  • Sample: Provide signed URLs to partners, Pub/Sub sends alert on new object
 3.8. DocuSign
  • Feature/Setting: PowerForms file attachment; API webhook
  • Sample: PowerForm for external labs with secure file field, webhook to system
 3.9. OneDrive for Business
  • Feature/Setting: File Request; Automated folder organization
  • Sample: Send file request to lab, auto-sort by patient ID in folders
 3.10. Salesforce Health Cloud
  • Feature/Setting: Files API; Case auto-linking
  • Sample: Expose API endpoint for labs, match uploads to animal records
 3.11. Zoho WorkDrive
  • Feature/Setting: File upload links; Workflow automation
  • Sample: Public file link to external party, trigger to alert veterinarian
 3.12. Egnyte Connect
  • Feature/Setting: Upload links; Audit reporting
  • Sample: Unique upload link per lab, audit trail of access and changes
 3.13. M-Files
  • Feature/Setting: Document class for lab results; API drag-and-drop
  • Sample: Lab uploads classified; API attaches files to correct animal profile
 3.14. Citrix ShareFile
  • Feature/Setting: Secure upload request; Folder notifications
  • Sample: Send secure request, auto-notify when lab file received
 3.15. Jotform
  • Feature/Setting: File Upload element; HIPAA compliance toggle
  • Sample: Form embedded on portal, enables direct upload by external users
 3.16. Formstack
  • Feature/Setting: File upload field; Automated routing
  • Sample: New result uploaded via form triggers internal team notification
 3.17. Smartsheet
  • Feature/Setting: Attachment columns; Alert workflows
  • Sample: Lab uploads results as row attachments, automation pings care team
 3.18. Monday.com
  • Feature/Setting: File column; board automation
  • Sample: File added in “Lab Results” board triggers assignment and notification
 3.19. Slack
  • Feature/Setting: Incoming file webhook; Private channel notification
  • Sample: Upload endpoint posts files, alerts in secure staff channel
 3.20. Zapier
  • Feature/Setting: File upload to cloud storage; Multi-step action
  • Sample: Auto-save file from email or form, then alert via SMS or email
 3.21. Google Forms
  • Feature/Setting: File upload question; Drive integration
  • Sample: Collects lab files, auto-organized in Drive and alerts triggered
 3.22. SFTP/FTP Server
  • Feature/Setting: Folder polling; User isolation
  • Sample: Labs use unique login, uploads polled and parsed into system
 3.23. PandaDoc
  • Feature/Setting: Document attachments in forms; Notification rules
  • Sample: Lab attaches results to intake docs, system forwards alert

Benefits

 4.1. Accelerated intake of external test results for improved patient outcomes.
 4.2. Reduced risk of HIPAA and data compliance violations.
 4.3. Centralized, auditable upload and review process.
 4.4. Seamless notification and routing to veterinary care teams.
 4.5. Elimination of manual file handling and data re-entry.
 4.6. Scalable integration with most external labs or partner systems.

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