Alert Management

Every alert, prioritized and accounted for.

HealthCoreNotify classifies incoming alerts by priority and category the moment they arrive, so operations teams can see what needs attention first and confirm nothing was missed.

18

Critical, active

64

High priority

1,204

Resolved today

Operations desk with monitors displaying alert status information

Priority levels

Every alert is assigned one of four priority levels that determines routing speed and escalation timing.

Critical

Immediate response

Delivered through every configured channel simultaneously. Escalates in under two minutes if unacknowledged.

High

Prompt response

Routed to the primary on-call contact with escalation after ten minutes without acknowledgment.

Standard

Same-shift response

Delivered to the assigned team through their preferred channel during the active shift.

Informational

No action required

Logged and visible in the dashboard without triggering a direct notification.

Alert categories

Filter by category to see how each type of alert is currently configured.

Critical Lab Result

Sent to the ordering physician and covering nurse simultaneously.

Patient Deterioration Flag

Triggered by early warning score thresholds from monitoring systems.

Coverage Gap

Unfilled shift alerts sent to the staffing coordinator queue.

Equipment Fault

Routed to biomedical engineering with unit and asset tag attached.

Inventory Threshold

Sent when stock for a controlled substance falls below its set level.

Access Anomaly

Flags unusual badge activity for the security operations contact.

Reading a status indicator

Every alert carries one of five statuses as it moves through the system.

Status Meaning Typical Duration
QueuedAlert received and awaiting routing.< 1s
SentDelivered to the recipient's channel, awaiting confirmation.1–5s
AcknowledgedRecipient confirmed receipt, closing the loop.Varies
EscalatedNo acknowledgment within the window; sent to the next contact.2–10 min
ExpiredAlert window closed without acknowledgment; logged for review.
Care team walking through a hospital corridor responding to an alert

The response workflow, end to end.

Response workflows are configured per department, so a critical lab alert and a facilities fault follow different escalation paths without any manual setup.

  • 1

    Assignment rules determine the first recipient based on role and schedule.

  • 2

    Escalation chains define who is contacted next, and after how long.

  • 3

    Resolution records capture who acknowledged the alert and when.

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