Testing & Results AutomationPurpose
1.2. Automates capturing, standardizing, and syncing HIV test results to EMRs for efficient tracking and compliance.
1.3. Enables automated notifications for result readiness and ensures automatable regulatory reporting.
1.4. Reduces manual entry errors, accelerates result turnaround, and automates downstream clinical workflows.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Automates on completion of diagnostic device testing workflow and result export.
2.3. Initiated by new test completion events in partner laboratory databases or APIs.
2.4. Periodic automator runs (e.g., every hour) to pull for new, untouched results.
Platform Variants
3.1. Google Cloud Storage
• Feature/Setting: Event-based triggers on file upload; configure “Finalize/Create” event; parse lab result file.
3.2. Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
• Feature/Setting: “BlobCreated” event for monitoring uploads; set automation to ingest new lab result blobs automatically.
3.3. Amazon S3
• Feature/Setting: S3 Event Notification on “PUT” action; Lambda function for automated parsing/integration.
3.4. Dropbox API
• Feature/Setting: “/files/list_folder” and “/files/download”; automate polling or webhook on new result uploads.
3.5. Box API
• Feature/Setting: Pre-configure webhook to “file_uploaded”; automate data extraction on new result files.
3.6. HL7 Integration Engine (e.g., Mirth Connect)
• Feature/Setting: Channel for inbound HL7 messages; automate transformation and route to EMR.
3.7. Redox API
• Feature/Setting: “Results.New” event listening; automates routing of structured lab data to practice management.
3.8. Epic App Orchard
• Feature/Setting: FHIR “Observation” resource API; automated import into patient chart.
3.9. Cerner Open Developer Experience
• Feature/Setting: FHIR “DiagnosticReport” read; automate push of imported results.
3.10. Salesforce Health Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Custom object “Lab Result”; automate population using REST API “sobjects”.
3.11. Twilio SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Inbound Parse Webhook; automate receiving result notifications and parsing attachments.
3.12. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Automated cloud flow; trigger on OneDrive “File Created”, automate data import.
3.13. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: “New File in Folder” trigger for Google Drive; automate workflow to extract and upload results.
3.14. Integromat (Make)
• Feature/Setting: Watch Files module for cloud storage; automate chain to healthcare SaaS.
3.15. Oracle Integration Cloud
• Feature/Setting: File Adapter; automate detection and import of lab result formats.
3.16. AWS Lambda
• Feature/Setting: Event-driven function to automate parsing new lab results from S3 and updating databases.
3.17. IBM App Connect
• Feature/Setting: Automated flow triggers on email/file reception; parse, map, and sync lab test data.
3.18. Smartsheet API
• Feature/Setting: Automated “Row Add” with parsed result for real-time tracking and team view.
3.19. Monday.com API
• Feature/Setting: “Create Item” on result ingestion; automate population of result dashboards.
3.20. NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: RESTlet for lab result entries; automate updating custom record types.
3.21. Freshdesk
• Feature/Setting: Automated ticket creation for abnormal results; integrate with incoming data via API.
3.22. Google Sheets API
• Feature/Setting: Automated result append; script-based transformation for reporting.
Benefits
4.2. Automatedly increases accuracy and regulatory compliance of data transfer.
4.3. Speeds delivery of actionable test results to clinical staff and patients.
4.4. Enables automation of follow-up protocols and public health reporting.
4.5. Automator engine enables scalable onboarding of multiple labs/partners with standardized flows.
4.6. Supports automatable alerting for result review and abnormal findings.