What you should know:
– VectorCarea provider of modern care coordination and patient logistics technology, today announced the launch of its new SMART on FHIR application, now appearing on the Epic App Market.
– The application allows healthcare systems using leading EHRs, including Epic, Cerner and Allscripts, to incorporate all of VectorCare’s patient logistics management capabilities directly within their existing workflows. The goal is to transform the way hospitals coordinate discharge and post-acute care at scale.
Unmatched efficiency: logistics management in less than a minute
The launch dramatically improves operational efficiency, building on VectorCare’s previous success in reducing patient transport scheduling time from 31 minutes (by phone or fax) to just three minutes. With the new SMART on FHIR app, that time is reduced even further, allowing care teams to manage logistics in less than a minute.
Based on the SMART on FHIR interoperability standard, the application bridges the gap between clinical documentation and operational logistics. Case managers can now access VectorCare Hub, a no-code workflow builder, directly within the EHR to request, schedule, and track essential patient services without switching applications.
Through the app, care teams can:
- Order and manage logistics in less than a minute, including ambulance transportation, home health services, DME, and rides via Uber or Lyft.
- View real-time updates, including estimated arrival times, live GPS tracking, and service status, directly within the patient’s EHR record.
- Instantly communicate with care teams via built-in messaging tools to reduce phone calls and avoid delays.
Accelerate discharge and improve results
This seamless integration allows hospitals to coordinate the entire care process: schedule the trip home, organize oxygen delivery, and book a home health visit, all from Epic. Each event is automatically updated, giving care teams real-time visibility into transportation, equipment delivery, and visit status.
This unified experience delivers critical operational benefits:
- Speeds up discharge and bed replacement.
- Reduces boarding times in emergencies.
- Reduces the risk of re-entry.
- Improves patient satisfaction and operational efficiency.
“By building VectorCare directly into Epic, Cerner and Allscripts, we are empowering care teams to coordinate trips, home health visits and DME deliveries faster and smarter, without even leaving their EHR,” said David Emanuel, CEO and founder of VectorCare.
