Schedule medical transfers from the patient chart in Epic
The Medical Transfer Protocol SMART on FHIR app by Priority Dispatch, powered by VectorCare, brings Priority Dispatch protocol workflow for transport-related services into Epic so transfer and care teams can initiate and manage interfacility transfers without leaving the EHR.
Illustrative example · schedule from the chart · not real patient data
Free implementation into Epic
Implementation into Epic is free for your health system. Protocol and program terms stay with Priority Dispatch.
Protocol workflow in Epic
Medical Transfer Protocol uses Priority Dispatch protocol workflow for transport-related services inside a SMART on FHIR app.
Live on VectorCare marketplace · Epic Showroom
Listed on VectorCare's SMART on FHIR app marketplace. Partner materials state availability in Epic Showroom. Your Epic team keeps control of the schedule.
Four steps for protocol-driven transfers in Epic
Illustrative example · schedule from the chart · not real patient data
Open MTP from the chart
Your Epic team adds the Medical Transfer Protocol SMART on FHIR app. Staff open it from the patient or encounter they are working in, inside Epic.
Illustrative example · schedule from the chart · not real patient data
Run the protocol workflow
Use Priority Dispatch protocol workflow for the transport-related service needed, including interfacility transfer (IFT), discharge-related moves, and air and ground workflows as enabled for your program.
Illustrative example · capture triage · not real patient data
Capture triage detail for the transfer
Protocol triage captures the clinical and logistics detail your team needs for the transfer. Partner launch materials state that triage details can be documented within the EHR. Exact write-back behavior and fields are confirmed on the walkthrough.
Illustrative example · stay in the chart · not real patient data
Keep the work inside Epic
Staff stay in the EHR instead of retyping the request into a separate portal. VectorCare provides the SMART on FHIR / SoFaaS rails; Priority Dispatch owns the protocol.
Coordinate transfers without leaving Epic
No separate portal for the request
Staff start from the chart instead of retyping patient details into another website.
SMART on FHIR launch
Standard SMART on FHIR app experience on VectorCare SoFaaS rails inside Epic.
Protocol workflow for transport services
Medical Transfer Protocol applies Priority Dispatch protocol workflow to transport-related services.
IFT, discharge, air and ground
Use-case coverage called out on the marketplace listing: IFT, Discharge, Air and Ground Workflows.
Partner protocols, VC rails
Priority Dispatch owns the protocol and clinical methodology. VectorCare provides the SMART on FHIR foundation. VectorCare is not a broker or a transport company.
Marketplace + Showroom path
Available on VectorCare's SMART on FHIR app marketplace. Epic Showroom availability is stated in partner launch materials. The numeric Showroom listing id is confirmed on the walkthrough.
Built for the transfers your team already coordinates
Interfacility transfer (IFT)
Coordinate transfers between facilities using protocol workflow.
Discharge-related moves
Support discharge workflows that need protocol-driven transport coordination.
Air ambulance workflows
Air ambulance is a marketplace category for this app. Map specifics on the walkthrough.
Ground ambulance workflows
Ground ambulance is a marketplace category for this app.
Protocol 45 · Unscheduled up-care transports
Specialized unscheduled up-care transports.
Protocol 46 · Scheduled interfacility transfers
Routine scheduled interfacility transfers, as enabled for your program.
Protocol 47 · Mental health transfers
Mental health transfers, as enabled for your program.
Implementation into Epic is free. Protocol and program terms stay with Priority Dispatch.
Implementing the Medical Transfer Protocol SMART on FHIR app in Epic is free for your health system. Protocol and program licensing terms stay with Priority Dispatch and are confirmed on the walkthrough.
Implementation into Epic
No cost to your health system to implement the Medical Transfer Protocol SMART on FHIR app in Epic.
Priority Dispatch protocol and program terms
Protocol and program licensing terms stay with Priority Dispatch and are confirmed on the walkthrough.
Epic SMART on FHIR, plus a path to MTP
An Epic environment that can launch SMART on FHIR apps, plus a path to Medical Transfer Protocol for your transfer program.
For your Epic analyst and IT team
The Medical Transfer Protocol SMART on FHIR app is a standard SMART on FHIR launch from inside Epic, powered by VectorCare. Here is what your team is signing up for.
What it is, technically
- Launch
- SMART on FHIR app launched from the patient or encounter context in Epic.
- Access
- Staff open it from inside Epic, in the patient's chart.
- Auth
- Ask us for the client type, API, and scope list for your build.
- Data
- Reads patient and encounter context through FHIR to support the protocol workflow. Ask us for the full API and scope list.
- Downstream
- Protocol workflow is Priority Dispatch Medical Transfer Protocol. VectorCare provides SoFaaS / SMART on FHIR rails.
- Security
- VectorCare has completed a SOC 2 Type II audit, with the report available under NDA, and signs Business Associate Agreements with covered entities. Security details
Activation steps
- Start from the listing
Start from the VectorCare marketplace listing and the walkthrough. Request the download in Epic Showroom when the listing id is shared.
- VectorCare grants access
VectorCare grants non-production and production access as applicable.
- Your Epic analyst builds it
Add launch points, roles, FHIR privileges, and URL allowlists.
- Wire the environment
VectorCare and Priority Dispatch complete environment wiring for protocol workflow in Epic.
- Test, then go live
Test in non-production, then go live through your change control.
Live as a standard SMART on FHIR launch. How long this takes depends on your team's change control and security review. We will map a realistic plan on the walkthrough.
Medical Transfer Protocol in the VectorCare SMART on FHIR app marketplace
Medical Transfer Protocol by Priority Dispatch
Medical Transfer Protocol is a Priority Dispatch SMART on FHIR app using its protocol workflow for all transport-related services. See the full listing in our SMART on FHIR app marketplace.
Integrations
Epic Showroom
Partner materials state availability in Epic Showroom. The numeric listing id is confirmed on the walkthrough.
Frequently asked questions
The Medical Transfer Protocol SMART on FHIR app by Priority Dispatch, powered by VectorCare, is an app experience inside Epic that applies Priority Dispatch protocol workflow to transport-related services. It is listed on VectorCare's SMART on FHIR app marketplace. Epic Showroom availability is stated in partner launch materials; the numeric Showroom listing id is confirmed on the walkthrough until published here.
Implementation of the Medical Transfer Protocol SMART on FHIR app into Epic is free for your health system. Protocol and program licensing terms with Priority Dispatch are confirmed on the walkthrough. VectorCare provides the SMART on FHIR rails; Priority Dispatch is the protocol partner.
No. VectorCare provides the patient logistics platform and SMART on FHIR / SoFaaS layer. Priority Dispatch provides Medical Transfer Protocol. VectorCare is not a broker or a transport company.
The marketplace listing calls out IFT, Discharge, and Air and Ground Workflows, with categories including Ground Ambulance, Air Ambulance, In-patient Transportation, Out Patient Transportation, and Transportation. MTP also includes Protocol 45 (specialized unscheduled up-care transports), Protocol 46 (routine scheduled interfacility transfers), and Protocol 47 (mental health transfers). Your walkthrough will map which workflows apply to your program.
Protocol 45 covers specialized unscheduled up-care transports. Protocol 46 covers routine scheduled interfacility transfers. Protocol 47 covers mental health transfers. Ask on the walkthrough which MTP protocols your program uses.
Partner launch materials state that triage details captured during MTP can be documented within the EHR. Exact write-back behavior and fields are confirmed on the walkthrough.
Your Epic team requests the app (Epic Showroom when the listing id is shared, or via VectorCare), adds launch points, assigns roles and FHIR privileges, allowlists required URLs, and moves the build through non-production to production under your change control. VectorCare supports app access and SoFaaS wiring with Priority Dispatch connected for the protocol. Go-live is a standard SMART on FHIR launch; your Epic team keeps control of the schedule. On the walkthrough we will map the steps to your process.
https://www.vectorcare.com/smart-on-fhir-apps/medical-transfer-protocol-by-priority-dispatch
See a protocol-driven transfer from the chart
Bring your transfer-center lead and your Epic analyst. On a walkthrough we will walk the Medical Transfer Protocol SMART on FHIR experience, outline activation steps, and map which workflows fit your program.
Medical Transfer Protocol and Priority Dispatch are trademarks of Priority Dispatch Corp. or its affiliates. Epic and Showroom are trademarks of Epic Systems Corporation. Epic does not endorse, certify, or verify this product. VectorCare is not a transportation broker or a transport provider.