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      January Product Update

      Summary: 

       

      Filter Patient List by Patient Created Date

      What's changing

      • A new filter was added to reduce down the patient list to display only patients created within the:
        • Last 12 hours
        • Last 1 day
        • Last 2 days
        • Last 7 days
        • Last 30 days (default)
      • This setting is retained while logged in and between application logins

      Web Patient List Filter

      Web_List_Menu_Highlight

      Web Filter Options

      Web_Patient_List_Filtering_Options

                                         Mobile Filter Button                                         Mobile Filter Options

                     Patient_List_Filter_Affordance_Arrow (2).      Patient_LIst_Filtering_Options_Arrow (1)

       

      Why you’d use it

      • To quickly locate recently admitted patients by filtering the patient list, which can be very long.
      • To streamline the patient list and view only the most relevant patients for your current tasks.
      • To improve efficiency by focusing on the patients that are relevant to your current work and not being distracted by older or less relevant patient data.

      Who’s impacted

      • Any team member who needs to quickly find a specific patient in a long list of patients will be impacted. 
      • EMS members managing large patient lists can filter to patients they are working on during their shift.
      • Staff who triage patients in busy environments will be impacted. These staff members will benefit from being able to focus on the most recently admitted patients.
      • Healthcare providers who manage patient lists will find this feature useful. This includes nurses, doctors, and other medical staff who need to stay on top of new patient arrivals.

      Rollout

      • The feature became available in Pulsara mobile version 56, starting on January 15th, 2025
      • The feature became available in Pulsara Web on December 17th, 2024

       

      Refresh Button For Incident Patient List

      What's changing

      • We added a new refresh button to the screen that displays incident details and patients within the incident

      Incident_Patient_List_Short_Highlight

      Why you’d use it

      • See changes to incident details without having to leave the screen and come back
      • More quickly learn when new patients are added to an incident

      Who’s impacted

      • Any team member who uses Pulsara Incident functionality on mobile

      Rollout

      • The feature became available in Pulsara mobile version 56 starting on January 15th

       

      Enhanced Visual Cues for New or Hidden Patients

      What's changing

      • We added a new visual indicator showing when there are new patients in the list
      • The indicator shows the number of patients that are new (unacknowledged) and whether they are hidden by the filters currently in effect
      • The new patient indicator also lets you know there are new patients even when they are scrolled out of view
      • This change effects Pulsara Web only

      New Patient Indicator

      Web_New_Patient_Indicator_1

      New Patient Indicator when one or more are hidden

      Web_New_Patient_Indicator_2

      Why you’d use it

      • Always know when there are new patients in the list
      • See a clear indication of when some new patients are hidden by filters

      Who’s impacted

      • Team members who view patients lists in Pulsara Web
      • Anyone who uses filters to restrict patient lists while new patients are appearing

      Rollout

      • The feature should be available by the end of January

       

      Pulsara for Android Version Support Information

      • Starting in Pulsara for Android version 56, customers with devices running Android OS version 8 or 9 will no longer see Pulsara in the Play Store or be able to upgrade to new Pulsara versions
        • Android OS versions 10 and newer are supported
      • Why did we make this change?
        • Google is not actively developing for these older operating systems
        • To help ensure our customers are running on newer, more secure devices with newer operating systems
      • Android version 56 for Pulsara release began on January 15th

       

      Pulsara for iOS Version Support Information

      NOTE: This information was also sent in our December product update

      What's changing

      • Pulsara for iOS version 54, released in November, was the last version compatible with iOS 15. Pulsara version 55 and later requires iOS 16 or later. 
        • iOS 15 devices can continue to use Pulsara until mid-2025. 
      • Devices running iOS 16 and newer can continue to upgrade to new Pulsara iOS versions.
      • After upgrading to version 54 or later, Pulsara mobile end users will need to upgrade at least once every six months (the first required upgrade will be in June 2025).

      Why

      • Apple ended "Security Support" as of Sept 16, 2024 for iOS 15
      • Enhanced features and functionality
      • Bug fixes and stability

      Who’s impacted

      • Pulsara iOS users with a device running iOS 15 or older
      • Customers who upgrade to Pulsara for iOS version 54 or higher will be required to upgrade to a new version every 6 months

      Rollout

      • Pulsara for iOS 54 was released on November 13th, 2024
      • Pulsara for iOS 56 was released on January 15th, 2025