Description

EmergAlert is a fully automated system which connects to all emergency department registrations to check if a patient is currently receiving home care services from their local CCAC. When a match is made the emergency department staff are notified as well as the CCAC dispatcher and/or case worker. This match happens automatically and in real time.

Outcomes

EmergAlert delivers improvement to several outcomes:

1. Decrease in length of stay - both emergency department and inpatient
2. Decrease in emergency department admissions
   
3. Decrease in inpatient admissions
4. Increased communication between hospitals and their CCAC
5. Increased patient satisfaction

Features

Some key features of EmergAlert include:

• Integrated with ADT - no manual intervention
• Customizable notices and reports
• Public key encryption for data exchange
• J2EE