Patient Management AutomationPurpose
1.2. Ensures up-to-date, error-free medical histories, allergies, vaccination schedules, and care plans across all interoperable data stores.
1.3. Automating these workflows reduces manual double-entry, prevents data silos, enhances patient safety, and streamlines healthcare delivery.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Arrival of lab, imaging, or immunization results from third-party providers.
2.3. Scheduled daily or real-time data synchronization jobs.
2.4. Manual intervention by clinicians for priority record updates.
2.5. Automated event from child registration, appointment scheduling, or discharge processes.
Platform Variants
3.1. Cerner Millennium
– Feature/Setting: HL7 FHIR API “Patient” and “Observation” endpoints; configure push-to-external-EMR policy.
3.2. Epic Systems
– Feature/Setting: Interconnect API, automate “PatientUpdate” and “GetRecentPatientChanges” calls.
3.3. Athenahealth
– Feature/Setting: Athenahealth API “/patients/{patientid}”; schedule automated synchronization triggers.
3.4. Allscripts
– Feature/Setting: Unity API “Patient” resource; automated update webhooks.
3.5. Meditech Expanse
– Feature/Setting: RESTful APIs, automate periodic “demographics” and “allergies” synchronizations.
3.6. Salesforce Health Cloud
– Feature/Setting: External Objects, automate FHIR resource mapping through Mulesoft integration.
3.7. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Health
– Feature/Setting: Dataverse API, automate scheduled record sync flows to linked systems.
3.8. Google Cloud Healthcare API
– Feature/Setting: FHIR Store, automate “PATCH”/“UPDATE” events for “Patient” and “CarePlan” resources.
3.9. AWS HealthLake
– Feature/Setting: FHIR API endpoints, automate ingestion/propagation flows with Lambda triggers.
3.10. Redox Engine
– Feature/Setting: Redox “PatientAdmin” data model, configure automated event-based syncs.
3.11. Smile CDR
– Feature/Setting: FHIR Subscriptions, automate broadcast on patient data change.
3.12. InterSystems HealthShare
– Feature/Setting: HIE Connect, automate rules for record updates and notifications to partner clinics.
3.13. Iron Bridge
– Feature/Setting: Immunization Gateway API, automate child immunization record sync.
3.14. NextGen Healthcare
– Feature/Setting: NextGen API “/patients”, configure auto-sync for child chart updates.
3.15. Greenway Health
– Feature/Setting: Greenway API “Patient” module, automate bi-directional syncs.
3.16. SAP Health Engagement
– Feature/Setting: OData API, automate batch and real-time record updates.
3.17. IBM Watson Health
– Feature/Setting: HL7 bridge, automate push/pull of child patient records.
3.18. Oracle Health
– Feature/Setting: HL7/FHIR module, automate patient event triggers for synchronization.
3.19. Medisolve
– Feature/Setting: Medisolve Sync API, automate connection with public health registries.
3.20. OpenEMR
– Feature/Setting: FHIR API, automated webhook setup for patient data changes.
Benefits
4.2. Automation ensures synchronization is always up-to-date for improved continuity of care.
4.3. Automated interfaces minimize clerical errors and inconsistencies across systems.
4.4. Automating audit trails and access logs enhances security compliance and reduces risk.
4.5. An automated system supports effortless integration with external laboratories, pharmacies, and immunization registries.
4.6. Automate notifications for clinicians on record discrepancies or urgent data changes.
4.7. Automating data flows enables bulk synchronization, saving significant labor and operational costs.
4.8. Automated synchronization boosts patient safety through real-time data accuracy.
4.9. Scalability is vastly improved by automating multi-system data exchange for growing child health centres.
4.10. Automating patient management produces higher patient satisfaction with fewer administrative delays.