Pulsara Version 23 - EMS Updates

Released 25 May 2022

Summary

  • Pulsara HQ, a new browser-based command center, enables supervisors to track units and access patient details.
  • Patient channels can now have configurable tags called Patient Labels added to them to quickly communicate important information.
  • A green checkmark will now appear after scanning a driver’s license, armband, or tag to confirm that the scan was successful.

Pulsara HQ

What's Pulsara HQ?

Pulsara HQ is a new browser-based command center where you can: 

  • Track units and see where they are delivering patients
  • See hospital acknowledgement status and ETA to destination hospitals
  • View and update patient details and communicate with the care team via team messaging
EMS HQ Browser
     

Who’s impacted

  • EMS Supervisors and Administrators

  • The first phase of Pulsara HQ for EMS will be geared towards supervisors, and will expand over time

Why you’d use it

  • Supervisors will be able to monitor the status of their units, transport status, transport locations, and ETA to locations 

  • View case details, images of the scene, ECGs, etc.

  • Send messages to team members or facilities

  • View Hospital ED Availability while creating patients and any time from the “Hospital Availability” button visible at the top of the screen

  • Identify when facilities have not acknowledged a patient

Rollout Pace

  • AVAILABLE NOW!

Getting started

  • Admins: 
    • Available with a paid subscription to Pulsara. Contact us to get started.
       
  • User Access: 
    • An account-level permission is required to access HQ

Patient Labels

Ever wish there was a way to add a label to a patient channel that could quickly communicate important information to everyone who encounters the patient? What if you could add tags that will remain relevant throughout the patient’s journey, such as such as “COVID+” or “Isolation Required”? Now, you can!

What's changing

  • All team members will have the ability to add labels to a patient, during or after patient creation

  • Organization admins can create labels that their team members can apply to patient channels during care

  • Labels can be private or public to control who can add or view them

  • Add or view labels in MOBILE or HQ

Screen Add Labels
Screen Case COVID+ Labels

Who’s impacted

  • All who create and manage patient channels

Why you’d use it

  • Tag and label events with relevant descriptors (for example: viral testing status, DNR)

  • Filter your patient list by label in Pulsara HQ

  • Associate a single patient with multiple labels

Rollout Pace

  • Available Now

Getting started

  • Admins: 
    • Build standardized labels for users at the entity 
       
  • End Users: 
    • Will become available with Pulsara MOBILE 23

Resources:

Successful Scan Information

Our first iteration of scanning was so fast, it left many people wondering if the scan had actually worked. Wonder no more! Now, when a scan is successful, a green checkmark will appear on the screen to confirm that the information has been entered into the Pulsara channel. 

What's changing

  • When scanning a driver’s license or patient wristband, a green highlight and checkmark will appear to confirm a successful scan
Pulsara MCI / MPI Screen
     

Who’s impacted

  • Anyone who scans a patient’s driver’s license or wristband

Why you’d use it

  • This improvement to the scanning experience will allow for instant visual verification that the scan was successful

  • Scanning reduces the burden of manual data entry while also increasing the accuracy and reliability of the data entered, facilitating communication and the patient registration process

  • Eliminate dual data entry by scanning patient data that can flow into an ePCR integration with Pulsara

  • Easily add information like the patient’s name and DOB by scanning the barcode on the back of their driver’s license.

Rollout Pace

  • Available Now

Getting started

  • Admins: 
    • No action required
       
  • End Users: 
    • No configuration changes are needed

Resources: