Access to multiple caregiver information systems
An electronic device for managing notifications for a caregiver associated with multiple healthcare facilities is described. The electronic device connects to an active site associated with a first healthcare facility, connects to a passive site associated with a second healthcare facility, receives the notifications from both the active site and the passive site, and switches the passive site to active upon receipt of an input from the caregiver to access the notifications from the passive site.
1. An electronic device for managing notifications for a caregiver associated with multiple healthcare facilities, the electronic device comprising:
a processor; and
a memory encoding instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
connect to an active site belonging to a first communications system server connected to the electronic device;
connect to a passive site belonging to a second communications system server connected to the electronic device, the second communications system server being different from the first communications system server;
generate a user interface providing information associated with the active site;
receive the notifications from both the active site and the passive site;
switch the active site to passive and the passive site to active upon receipt of an input on the user interface from the caregiver to access the notifications from the passive site, and provide access on the user interface to notifications from the second communications system server while continuing to remain connected to the first communications system server;
after access of the notifications from the second communications system server, present a switching notification, and when a response to the switching notification is received on the user interface, switch a previous active site back to active and a previous passive site back to passive;
provide a first status for the electronic device at the first communications system server and a second status for the electronic device at the second communications system server, wherein the first status is different from the second status; and
maintain a cache of information to connect to each of the active site and the passive site, wherein the cache of information for each of the active site and the passive site includes a site name, a connection type, an address, and credential information.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to maintain a session with the active site and a plurality of passive sites such that messages from the active site and the plurality of passive sites are provided to the caregiver at the electronic device.
3. The electronic device of claim 2 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to provide a badge counter for any one of the plurality of passive sites which have unread notifications.
4. The electronic device of claim 3 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to provide access to the unread notifications in response to receiving a selection of one of the plurality of passive sites to switch the selected one of the plurality of passive sites to active.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to provide customization of the first status and the second status.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to automatically set the first status and the second status.
7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the notifications are received from multiple passive sites connected to the electronic device.
8. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a selection of the passive site to switch the passive site to active and to switch the active site to passive.
9. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a selection of a notification to access a message associated with the notification, and when the notification is from the passive site, display a warning box to indicate that the passive site associated with the notification will switch to active.
10. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to add another site upon receipt of a site code.
11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the address includes an internet protocol (IP) address or a hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) address.
12. A non-transitory computer readable storage media including computer readable instructions which, when read and executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:
connect to an active site belonging to a first communications system server connected to an electronic device;
connect to a passive site belonging to a second communications system server connected to the electronic device, the second communications system server being different from the first communications system server;
generate a user interface providing information associated with the active site;
receive notifications from both the active site and the passive site;
switch the active site to passive and the passive site to active upon receipt of an input on the user interface from a caregiver to access the notifications from the passive site, and provide access on the user interface to notifications from the second communications system server while continuing to remain connected to the first communications system server;
after access of the notifications from the second communications system server, present a switching notification, and when a response to the switching notification is received on the user interface, switch a previous active site back to active and a previous passive site back to passive;
receive a first status for the electronic device at the first communication system server and a second status for the electronic device at the second communication system server, and wherein the first status is different from the second status; and
maintain a cache of information to connect to each of the active site and the passive site, wherein the cache of information for each of the active site and the passive site includes a site name, a connection type, an address, and credential information.
13. The non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 12 , further including computer readable instructions which, when read and executed by the computing device, cause the computing device to:
receive a selection of the passive site to switch the passive site to active and to switch the active site to passive.
14. An electronic device for managing notifications for a caregiver associated with multiple healthcare facilities, the electronic device comprising:
a processor; and
a memory encoding instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
connect to a first site belonging to a first communications system server connected to the electronic device;
generate a user interface;
display first contact information on the user interface for first caregiver team members associated with the first site;
communicate a first message to at least one of the first caregiver team members;
connect to a second site belonging to a second communications system server connected to the electronic device, the second communications system server being different from the first communications system server;
display second contact information on the user interface for second caregiver team members associated with the second site;
communicate a second message to at least one of the second caregiver team members;
receive notifications from both the first site and the second site;
switch the first site from active to passive and the second site from passive to active upon receipt of an input on the user interface to access the notifications from the second site, and provide access on the user interface to notifications from the second communications system server while continuing to remain connected to the first communications system server when the first site is switched from active to passive; and
after access of the notifications from the second site, present a switching notification, and when a response to the switching notification is received on the user interface, switch the first site back to active and the second site back to passive;
receive a first status for the electronic device at the first communication system server and a second status for the electronic device at the second communication system server, wherein the first status is different from the second status; and
maintain a cache of information to connect to each of the active site and the passive site, wherein the cache of information for each of the active site and the passive site includes a site name, a connection type, an address, and credential information.
15. The electronic device of claim 14 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to switch the first site to active and to switch the second site to passive upon receipt of an input from the caregiver.
16. The electronic device of claim 14 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to present a warning before switching the second site to active.