Pulsara Around the World - 2022 Recap and January 2023

Kate Leatherby, Pulsara's VP Sales, West, joined the Becker's Healthcare podcast to discuss how health systems improve patient care with Pulsara. 

Rounding out December, we announced two new integrations that save time, improve patient care, and eliminate dual data entry:

• Our integration with Beyond Lucid Technologies' MEDIVIEW charting system—for both 911 and Community Paramedicine—has already reduced documentation time by 66% for EMS organizations.
• Pulsara's integration with EPR Systems MedicWorks ePCR platform provides first responders with an interface to capture and record HIPAA-compliant patient data customized to each organization's requirements. 

2022 | A Year in review

Pulsara In the News
We made quite a splash this year as health systems across the U.S. celebrated the adoption of our platform and put new functionalities to the test!

• Hospitals in Arkansas leveraged Pulsara to streamline the patient transfer process and load balance resources across the state. 
• LewisGale Hospital Montgomery's use of Pulsara to create clearer lines of communication between team members led to a record 14-minute door-to-balloon time for one of their STEMI patients. 
  
• Weslaco EMS & Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, TX, adopted Pulsara to facilitate better communication between EMTs, paramedics, and hospital staff.
• Similar to health systems in Weslaco, TX, Catholic Health in Buffalo, NY, implemented Pulsara to save time and streamline communications between EMTs and the emergency room.
• Pulsara's Incident Management Functionality was put to the test during a full-scale crisis exercise by the FAA at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. During a simulation where multiple agencies responded to a drill scenario involving a rental truck colliding with a plane, first responders and city agencies used Pulsara's Incident Management functionality to enter patient information, communicate, and coordinate care. 
  

New Releases
Our development team spent 2022 working on several new exciting features and patient types. 

• ED Availability gives EMS teams insights into which facilities have the resources to accept a patient, while hospitals can provide status updates such as "CT down" or "No ICU bed availability."
  

• To save time with manual data entry, Pulsara's Driver's License Scanning feature populates the patient's name, age, DOB, and gender into the patient channel after scanning the back of any US driver's license. 

• Pulsara HQ for EMS admins is a browser-based command center that enables supervisors to track units, access patient details, see hospital availability, and communicate with their team. 
• Pulsara's Incident & Event Management functionality enables teams to triage, track patients, scan wristbands, and manage incidents of all types on one platform.
• PLUS
  We released SIX new patient types to instantly match patients with the right people and resources at the right time.
  
  
  • Behavioral Health 
  • Obstetrics
  • Toxicology & Overdose 
  • Pulmonary Embolism 
  • Surgical Emergency
  • Shock/ECMO

Webinars

• If you've tried to implement a new software, technology, or system, you've likely faced the challenge of getting everyone on board. In the webinar 'Regional Change Management, Connecting Healthcare Teams & Organizations Across Regions,' healthcare leaders from Colorado Springs, CO, and Des Moines, Iowa, described how they navigated change management across their organizations and regions. 
  
  
• In the webinar 'Turning Telehealth into a Force Multiplier for Improved Response & Patient Care,' Colorado EMS leaders discussed how they turned their fire and EMS crews into force multipliers, empowering them to reduce healthcare disparities, improve support around behavioral health patients, and brought back and modernized the traditional "house call." 

Case Studies

• Teams at Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue, WA, discovered the power of having a single communication channel for each patient. In addition to streamlining communications, they reduced their average door-to-needle time for tPA patients by 31%. 
• Austin-Travis County EMS leveraged Pulsara's telehealth and communication technology for their C4 unit (Collaborative Care Communication Center), eliminating 434 unnecessary transports by rerouting low-acuity patients to more appropriate care.

• A British Medical Journal real-world feasibility study analyzed the effects of Pulsara on care team communications and acute stroke and STEMI patient treatment times, finding that Pulsara enhances the emergency management of patients across multiple conditions. 

Published works with EMS1

• Earlier this year, Pulsara released the eBook Closing the Gaps. In partnership with EMS1, the eBook includes input from EMS professionals on subjects that can help improve clinical practice and save money for EMS organizations. 

• Sponsored by Pulsara and produced in collaboration between EMS1, Fitch & Associates, the EMS Survey Team, and NEMSMA, the 2022 EMS Trend Report examined the results of the survey sent out early in 2022 and included interpretations from several EMS experts and leaders. 

Awards and Recognition 

• We were honored with a 2022 SIIA CODiE Award. Pulsara MED OPS™ was named the "Best Healthcare Technology Solution." 

• We might be biased, but Pulsara is a great place to work! We're not the only ones who think so. There's a reason why The Tech Tribune continuously— for four years running—recognizes Pulsara as one of the Best Tech Startups in Bozeman and Montana.

COMING UP January 2023:

JANUARY 23 - 17 | 2023 NAEMSP Annual Meeting | TAMPA, FL
We're looking forward to heading back to the NAEMSP Annual Meeting. Visit the team at Pulsara booth 318 to check out our recent ePCR integrations that create better team workflows, alleviate frustrations, and provide reliable data access. 

JANUARY 25 - 29  | 42ND ANNUAL ARROWHEAD EMS CONFERENCE | DULUTH, MN
The Minnesotans of Team Pulsara won't have to travel too far to attend the Arrowhead EMS Conference. The theme of this year's conference is "Going the Distance for EMS!" If you want to go the distance for your EMS organization, visit Pulsara booth 24 to learn how you can leverage our award-winning platform to reduce treatment times, improve quality of care, and improve the lives of patients and caregivers. 

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