Immediate notification of patient arrival to care teams

Purpose

 1.1. Automate immediate notification upon patient arrival, alerting care teams in trauma-focused emergency rooms for faster triage and treatment.
 1.2. Automates the capturing of patient intake data and disseminates it to nurses, doctors, and specialists, reducing manual communication delays.
 1.3. Streamlines automated data-sync with clinical systems; ensures automated real-time awareness for trauma teams.
 1.4. Supports automated compliance with medical protocol for rapid team readiness.
 1.5. Enables automated centralized logging and escalation workflows in patient registration and ER process automation.

Trigger Conditions

 2.1. Automated new intake record is created in the hospital EHR/EMR.
 2.2. Automated scan or entry of patient badge or arrival code at registration desk.
 2.3. Automated update in ambulance handover system signals patient arrival.
 2.4. Automated mobile pre-notification by EMS or transport team triggers workflow.

Platform Variants

 3.1. Twilio SMS
  • Feature/Setting: Automated programmable SMS via "Messages API" to notify on-call trauma teams.
  • Configuration: Integrate "POST /Messages" with ER software’s webhook on intake.
 3.2. SendGrid
  • Feature/Setting: Automated email alerts using "Mail Send API".
  • Configuration: Configure "v3/mail/send" endpoint; use ER webhook as trigger.
 3.3. Slack
  • Feature/Setting: Automated instant team notifications via "chat.postMessage".
  • Configuration: Set up ER intake webhook with Slack Bot; route to trauma channel.
 3.4. Microsoft Teams
  • Feature/Setting: Automated notifications via "Incoming Webhook" connector.
  • Configuration: Use ER system API to post automated message to Teams group.
 3.5. PagerDuty
  • Feature/Setting: Automated incident creation via "Events API v2".
  • Configuration: Auto-create incident on patient registration event.
 3.6. ServiceNow
  • Feature/Setting: Automated task assignment with "Table API" and incident integration.
  • Configuration: Trigger automated creation of trauma care task upon intake.
 3.7. Epic Systems
  • Feature/Setting: Automated patient event push via HL7 FHIR API.
  • Configuration: Use "Patient/$everything" to push arrival to care teams.
 3.8. Cerner
  • Feature/Setting: Automated clinical alert via "Cerner Open Developer Experience (code Console) APIs".
  • Configuration: Send patient intake event via "Notification API".
 3.9. Salesforce Health Cloud
  • Feature/Setting: Automated case creation with "REST API".
  • Configuration: Use automated flow to create alert Case and notify care providers.
 3.10. Vocera
  • Feature/Setting: Automated badge or app notification via "Vocera Engage Platform API".
  • Configuration: Automate voice/text notifications on patient arrival.
 3.11. Cisco Webex
  • Feature/Setting: Automated alert via "Messages API" to care team’s space.
  • Configuration: Post automated message from ER webhook.
 3.12. TigerConnect
  • Feature/Setting: Automated secure text via "Messaging API".
  • Configuration: Send HIPAA-compliant message on intake.
 3.13. Spok
  • Feature/Setting: Automated paging and messaging via "Spok APIs".
  • Configuration: Program automated message with patient arrival details.
 3.14. Google Chat
  • Feature/Setting: Automated alert to group chat via "Chat API".
  • Configuration: Auto-post to trauma care group.
 3.15. OnPage
  • Feature/Setting: Automated incident alert with "REST API".
  • Configuration: Send automated alert to on-duty pager.
 3.16. Meditech
  • Feature/Setting: Automated integration via "ExternaLink API" or "FHIR API".
  • Configuration: Push patient data to care team dashboard.
 3.17. Vocera Engage
  • Feature/Setting: Automated broadcast paging for team mobilization.
  • Configuration: Auto-trigger broadcast from patient intake event.
 3.18. Ascom Unite
  • Feature/Setting: Automated alerts via "Unite Messaging API".
  • Configuration: Send arrival notification to team mobile devices.
 3.19. AWS SNS
  • Feature/Setting: Automated push notifications or SMS via "Publish API".
  • Configuration: Configure automated notification to topic for care teams.
 3.20. Azure Logic Apps
  • Feature/Setting: Workflow automation and notifications.
  • Configuration: Build automated trigger from EHR/EMR ingest for message dispatch.

Benefits

 4.1. Automates critical information delivery, reducing manual lag; automator saves valuable response time.
 4.2. Automatable escalation pathways ensure rapid resource allocation to patient.
 4.3. Automated tracking of alerts supports compliance, auditing, and process improvement.
 4.4. Automating notification system reduces chance of missed communication or error.
 4.5. Instant, automated correspondence improves trauma outcomes and optimizes ER flow.