Pulsara Version 39 - EMS Updates

Blood Glucose Added to Vitals

What's changing

 

One of our most common customer requests is to document Blood Glucose levels from the Vitals section. And now you can.

 

We heard loud and clear that many of you want to track Blood Glucose in the Vitals area of the Pulsara app. With this change, a new “Blood Glucose” field will be added to the Vitals feature in Pulsara so teams can track blood glucose information as part of Labs or Vitals. 

 

The total list of Vitals fields will now be:

Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Pulse Oximetry, Respiratory Rate, EtCO2, Total GCS, Temperature, Blood Glucose

 

NOTE: With the addition of the “Blood Glucose” field to Vitals, we did not remove the “Glucose” field from Labs. Crew / staff training may be needed. 

 

Who’s impacted

• EMS, First Responders, and teams at organizations that use the Pulsara Vitals and Labs features for patient care 

Why you’d use it

• To specify blood glucose information in a patient channel
• Track this information in the app location that makes the most sense for your teams

Rollout Timing

• The feature will be available for all customers on August 15th

Getting started

• Admins: 
• No action required
• Customers with software integrations with Pulsara via our Public API can optionally begin reading Blood Glucose from Vitals. Customers who are already reading Glucose from Labs can continue to do so.

• End Users: 
• No action required. The change will be available in iOS, Android, Web, and the Pulsara Public API. 

Chief Complaint Visible by Default in Web Patient List

What's changed

 

We updated the patient list in Pulsara Web to display Chief Complaint by default, putting important information front and center when viewing the list of patients in Web or HQ.

 

 

If the Chief Complaint is not completely visible in the list, simply place your mouse over it to read it entirely. If there is a need to modify Chief Complaint, a quick click is all that is needed to edit it in the side panel. 

 

Who’s impacted

• Anyone who uses Pulsara Web or HQ for patient care

Why you’d use it

• Knowing Chief Complaint is key to guiding efficient patient care
• Important patient information is more readily accessible

Rollout Timing

• Available now

More Driver’s License Scanning Improvements

 

What's changed

 

We improved our driver’s license scanning capability to scan more licenses, including newer Enhanced or Real ID licenses.

 

Who’s impacted

• Customers who use iOS or Android to scan driver’s licenses
• Customers who may have experienced challenges with scanning certain newer licenses

Why you’d use it

• Scan a driver’s license to make patient channel creation faster
• Increase the accuracy of patient demographics in patient channels
• Provide more identifying information for patient registration

Rollout Timing

• Available now

New Flowchart Alerting Preference

 

What's changed

 

A new FlowChart Note configuration option was added to Pulsara Manager that controls whether a notification will be sent to the care team when a note is added to a patient channel. This setting allows an administrator to determine whether or not the “Alert team” checkbox will be automatically selected when the Note is added in Pulsara for iOS and Android or Web.

 

 

Who’s impacted

• Care team members who use Pulsara on iOS, Android and Web for patient care
• Teams who use Flowchart Notes in patient channels
• Organization administrators who create Flowchart Notes for use by their team members

Why you’d use it

• Control which Flow Chart Note templates alert other team members
• Reduce unneeded patient notifications to allow the care team to focus more on patient care

Rollout Timing

• Available now

On Call Calendar Integration Filtering

 

What's changed

 

The On Call Calendar Integration feature has been enhanced significantly to allow filtering out events that should not place a team member on or off call. Calendar feeds containing events like personal time off or team meetings can now be used to correctly place a Pulsara team member on and off call at the correct time. With filters in place, Pulsara will only use the events that should change their call status in Pulsara.

 

Who’s impacted

• Team members who need to go on or off call in Pulsara for iOS, Android or Pulsara Web
• Team members who prefer to not manually control when they are on or off call for Pulsara patient notifications

Why you’d use it

• Use one system to schedule call times for people at your organization
• Increase confidence that team members are on and off call as scheduled

Rollout Timing

• Available now
• Contact Pulsara to learn more and get setup