Emergency and Critical Care Management
Manage your ICU and emergency department with real-time vital monitoring, automated severity scoring, and structured triage workflows. oeHealth equips your critical care teams with the tools they need for rapid assessment and continuous patient monitoring.
ICU Admission and Triage
Admit critical patients to the ICU with structured workflows that capture acuity level, chief complaint, and admission diagnosis. Support for emergency, elective, transfer, and post-operative admission types with real-time ICU bed assignment.
- Rapid admission for emergency, elective, transfer, and post-operative patients
- Acuity levels (Low, Medium, High, Critical) prioritize care immediately
- Chief complaint and admission diagnosis captured in structured format
- ICU bed assignment with real-time availability from the hospital module
- Nurse assignment for dedicated bedside monitoring and care
Continuous Vital Monitoring
Temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, SpO2, and GCS — recorded every shift with trends visible at a glance for rapid deterioration detection.
Instant Critical Alerts
Vitals automatically classified as Normal, Warning, or Critical. When thresholds are breached, the system flags the patient immediately — no alert goes unnoticed.
Automated Severity Scoring
APACHE II and SOFA scores calculated automatically from clinical data. Objective severity assessment helps your team make faster, evidence-based treatment decisions.
Additional Emergency and ICU Features
Comprehensive tools to support every aspect of your emergency department and intensive care unit operations.
Specialized ICU Types
General, cardiac, neuro, and pediatric ICUs — each configured with appropriate bed types, equipment profiles, and staffing requirements.
- 4 ICU specializations
- Bed type matching
- Capacity tracking
ICU Bed Assignment
Instantly find available ICU beds by type — standard, isolation, or critical care. Real-time status prevents conflicts during emergencies.
- Real-time availability
- Type-specific search
- Auto-status updates
Dedicated Nurse Assignment
Assign nurses to specific ICU patients for dedicated bedside monitoring. Clear accountability ensures no patient goes unattended.
- 1:1 nurse assignment
- Shift-based handoffs
- Workload visibility
Automated Risk Assessment
Scheduled risk assessments run automatically, flagging patients whose condition is deteriorating before it becomes critical.
- Automated scheduling
- Deterioration detection
- Proactive intervention
Length of Stay Tracking
Monitor ICU days per patient in real time. Identify patients ready for step-down care and optimize your critical care bed utilization.
- Real-time day counting
- Step-down readiness
- Utilization reporting
ICU Discharge Summary
Generate comprehensive ICU discharge summaries with severity scores, monitoring history, and treatment provided for seamless step-down transition.
- Auto-compiled data
- Score history included
- Handoff-ready format
oeHealth Emergency vs. Manual Triage
See how oeHealth transforms emergency and critical care management compared to manual processes.
| Workflow | With oeHealth | Without oeHealth |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Triage | Acuity-based prioritization | Verbal assessment, inconsistent |
| ICU Bed Assignment | Real-time availability by type | Phone calls across units |
| Vital Signs Monitoring | Tracked with auto-alerts | Manual charting, delayed response |
| Severity Scoring | APACHE II and SOFA auto-computed | Manual calculation, error-prone |
| Critical Alerts | Automatic threshold-based alerts | Staff must notice changes manually |
| Quick Assessment | Guided wizard, under 2 minutes | Unstructured, varies by staff |
| Shift Handover | Complete digital record available | Verbal handoff, details lost |
| Discharge from ICU | Structured summary, bed auto-freed | Paper notes, manual bed updates |
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions from intensivists and emergency department leaders.
How does the vital signs alert system work?
Each vital parameter has configurable thresholds. When a recorded value breaches the warning or critical threshold, the patient's vital status is automatically flagged. This visual alert persists until the patient stabilizes — ensuring the care team is always aware of at-risk patients.
Is the APACHE II score reliable?
oeHealth uses the standard APACHE II methodology — the same clinically validated scoring system used worldwide. It automatically pulls the worst physiological values from the first 24 hours, factors in age and chronic health conditions, and computes the score without manual calculation errors.
Can nurses do quick assessments on the go?
Yes. The Quick Assessment wizard is designed for speed — consciousness level, pain score, and core vitals can be entered in under 60 seconds. It's ideal for rapid triage in the emergency department or routine bedside checks in the ICU.
How does automated risk assessment work?
A scheduled process periodically evaluates all active ICU patients based on their latest vital signs and clinical data. Patients showing signs of deterioration are automatically flagged for review, helping your team catch declining patients before they reach a critical state.
Does this integrate with the rest of the hospital system?
Completely. ICU admissions link to the hospital bed management system. Lab results feed into severity scores. Emergency evaluations connect to the patient's full medical record. And when a patient is ready for step-down, the transfer to a regular ward is seamless.
Strengthen Your Emergency and ICU Operations
Bring ICU admissions, vital monitoring, severity scoring, and triage workflows into one connected platform. See how oeHealth organizes your critical care operations.
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