Pulsara Releases New Usability Features With Version 4.2 [Press Release]

Bozeman, MT - November 4th, 2015 - Pulsara's development team has created several new features, which will be released in the next version of the app (version 4.2). Some of the new features include: 

• Full email address can now be used as your username
• Last Known Well moved to active patient screen for Stroke
• Sleek new look for "Bar Timers"
• Progress indicator for image uploads
• User Names can be changed *by your Facility Admin
• Mobile app auto-logout times are now configurable *by your Facility Admin
• Improved Hospital picker - adds distance and estimated drive time for each hospital *EMS Only
• New screens to edit and manage your Hospital or EMS Agency details*Admins Only
• New "progress indicators" have been implemented to indicate time remaining when a photo is being uploaded.

Additionally, because Pulsara staff understands that Last Known Well time in a stroke case is often updated frequently, the development team has added access to this metric on the active patient screen. This placement makes it even easier to tap and update the time. 

The bar timers that appear on active cases will also have a new, sleeker look. This change will take effect in version 4.2 for iOS and 4.3 for Android. 

The new updates include an improvement to the hospital selection process for EMS. Now EMS users (both on mobile and desktop) will see city/state, distance, and estimated drive time next to each possible hospital they can take a patient to. Additionally, hospitals with a star next to them have previously been associated with that EMS agency, and will show up at the top of the list of destination hospitals. . 

The new updates include security features too. In previous versions of the Pulsara platform, there was a fixed login duration of 2 weeks. This meant that mobile app users could enter their login/password and then simply use a 4 digit PIN for two weeks before automatically being logged out.

With the new version, Pulsara has put control of the automatic logout duration in the users' hands. Users and their IT departments can now decide the proper security/usability trade-off for your organization. Two weeks will still be the default, but facilities can ratchet the time frame up or down from the Hospital admin screens.

Because there was some confusion over usernames, Pulsara has made it possible for all users to use their email address as their login ID, and all admin users to edit existing accounts to change usernames and email addresses for their users. Additionally, Health System Administratiors have a new streamlined user interface for managing the hospitals in their systems. 

Finally, the Pulsara team continues to grow. One of the team's newest hires is Shawn Olson, who will be a Client Experience liason, communicating user concerns to the development team, to ensure the best possible user experience.

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User Notes

The following include previous app version updates over the past few months:

• Pulsara 4.1 in June 2015 (Android) and July (iOS)
• Pulsara 4.2 in August (Android) and September (iOS)
• New browser app version in October

If you use Android, or have enabled iOS to automatically update apps, then the Pulsara 4.2 versions will be automatically downloaded and upgraded on your phone or tablet.​

The Pulsara platform and web applications are regularly updated behind the scenes by our develpers. The new platform is automatically loaded in your browser the next time you login.

About Pulsara

Pulsara is a digital healthcare corporation located in Bozeman, Montana. Pulsara's mission centers on using mobile technology to enhance patient outcomes by improving communication and care coordination throughout the entire healthcare system. STOP STEMI and STOP STROKE standardize communication, reinforce benchmarks with the universal clock and provide instant performance feedback. Every clinician – from the paramedic to the ED, RN staff, Neurology, Cardiology and allied health – is on the same page with a simple tap. For more information, visit www.Pulsara.com.