Purpose
1.2. To streamline medical reporting and automate analytics by pulling, processing, and summarizing critical pediatric nephrology data for regular and ad-hoc outcome reports.
1.3. To minimize manual work and automate compliance with clinical protocols by creating timely, template-based reports ready for review or sharing with stakeholders.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Automate trigger by clinician request via dashboard, email, or form submission.
2.3. Scheduled automation: daily, weekly, or at predetermined patient milestones.
2.4. Automating generation when specific lab thresholds or clinical events are detected.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: "When a new row is added in SQL Server" uses built-in EHR connectors; configure report template population action.
3.2. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: "New Database Row" trigger; configure DocuSign or Google Docs to generate and automate report document creation.
3.3. Integromat (Make)
• Feature/Setting: "Watch Records" in Airtable/EHR, connect PDF Generator to automate report assembly.
3.4. Salesforce Health Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Configure Flow Builder to automate record update triggers with custom report building APIs.
3.5. Epic Systems (EHR API)
• Feature/Setting: Use Epic’s FHIR API to initiate automation on lab result creation.
3.6. Cerner Millennium (EHR Integration)
• Feature/Setting: PowerChart API “Clinical Event Create”; configure automated extraction and report generation endpoint.
3.7. Google Cloud Healthcare API
• Feature/Setting: "FHIR Store" event processing; automate report script invocation on data arrival.
3.8. AWS Lambda
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled event, trigger Python script that pulls EHR data, automates PDF report generation via AWS S3.
3.9. Google Apps Script
• Feature/Setting: On Google Sheets ‘onEdit’ or `Time-driven trigger` to automate Google Docs report population.
3.10. DocuSign
• Feature/Setting: API "Envelope Creation" automates signing workflow on finalized reports.
3.11. PandaDoc
• Feature/Setting: Document automation API—auto-populate report templates from EHR feeds.
3.12. Formstack Documents
• Feature/Setting: “Document Generation” action; integrate auto-fill with patient outcome fields.
3.13. Power BI
• Feature/Setting: Dataflow automation creates and exports clinical analytics dashboards according to schedule.
3.14. Tableau
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled extracts automate notification and snapshot exports for outcome reports.
3.15. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: "Automations Center" — automate tasks for report creation on pipeline updates.
3.16. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhook or Workflow Builder, send automated alert when reports are ready.
3.17. Twilio
• Feature/Setting: Programmable Messaging API automates SMS notifications to clinicians on report availability.
3.18. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Automated email trigger on new PDF report file in storage.
3.19. Smartsheet
• Feature/Setting: "Sheet Update Trigger," automate compiling outcome data into report-ready templates.
3.20. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automations on record creation in base, use scripting to automate report assembly.
3.21. G Suite (Google Workspace)
• Feature/Setting: Drive/Docs APIs, automate document creation with pre-set medical report templates.
3.22. Notion
• Feature/Setting: Automation API integrates to create new pages for every automated report, linked to patient record data.
Benefits
4.2. Ensures timely and automated generation of outcome reports, reducing turnaround time.
4.3. Enables error reduction by removing manual data transfer and calculation; increases compliance through audit trails.
4.4. Standardizes and automates analytics, increasing reliability and comparability of care outcomes.
4.5. Supports ongoing automation for regulatory compliance and automated patient or caregiver communications.