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Managing Notification Schedules and Recipients

Set up notification schedules in Settings > Notifications, choose who receives them, and edit or remove a configuration later.

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Written by Support Anthuria

Notification setup now happens in Anthuria. In Settings > Notifications you can choose which notifications go out, for which facility, on what schedule, and who receives them, without sending the request to our team.

Who can manage notifications

Owner. Can manage notifications for every facility on the account.

Admin. Can manage notifications for the facilities assigned to them.

Staff. Can receive notifications but cannot change a configuration.

These are the same permission levels used everywhere else in Settings. See Adding and Managing Users in Your Account if you need to change someone's level first.

Opening your notification settings

  1. Click your name in the bottom left corner of Anthuria.

  2. Click Settings.

  3. Click Notifications.

Your facilities are listed on the left, each showing how many notifications are currently active for it. Use Search facilities if you manage a long list. Select a facility, then click Notification details to see its notifications.

To leave Settings, click Back to Anthuria at the top of the sidebar.

Reading the list

Each notification shows its current state underneath the name.

Not configured. Nothing set up yet. Click Add to create it.

Inactive. A configuration exists but is not sending. Click Edit to review it.

Once a notification is set up, its schedule appears next to the state, for example "As it happens" or "Daily summary."

You will notice some categories listed twice, once on their own and once labelled with follow-ups. For email notifications the two are the same, so set up whichever one you land on. The naming reflects how the event is detected inside Pulse, not a difference in what you receive.

What you can send notifications for

  • Abuse

  • Bowel/GI

  • Condition Change

  • Elopement with AMA

  • Fall

  • Foley Catheter

  • Infection

  • IV Fluids

  • Mental Health

  • Neglect

  • Psychotropic Medication

  • Rehospitalization

  • Respiratory

  • Unwanted Behavior

  • Weight Change

  • Wound/Ulcer

A Weekly activity summary is also available, and is set up the same way.

As new triggers go live in Pulse, they are added to this list automatically.

Setting up a notification

  1. Find the notification you want in Notification details and click Add.

  2. Choose a Schedule. As it happens sends when the incident is detected. Daily summary batches everything into one message per day.

  3. Click Save notification to enable it for the facility you selected, or Apply to all facilities to use the same setup across every facility you manage.

Saving is what turns the notification on. Until then it stays listed as Not configured.

Pick the schedule that matches how your team works. Anything you need to act on the same shift belongs on As it happens. Items you review once a day are better batched into a Daily summary, which also keeps inbox volume down.

Choosing who receives it

  1. Click Manage recipients.

  2. Select the people who should receive this notification.

  3. Click Save notification.

  4. Click Close when you are finished.

A configuration with no recipients will not send anything. It is the most common reason a notification looks set up but never arrives, so it is worth checking Manage recipients on anything you create.

Recipients also need access to the facility the notification covers. If someone you expect to see is missing from the list, check their facility access in Settings > Team first.

Think about who belongs on each notification separately. Some notifications carry clinically sensitive detail, and the right recipient list for those is often narrower than your general list. Each notification keeps its own recipients, so it is worth setting those up on their own rather than defaulting everyone to the same configuration.

Editing a notification

  1. Open Notification details for the facility, and find the notification you want to change.

  2. Click Edit.

  3. Change the Schedule, or click Manage recipients to update who receives it.

  4. Click Save notification, then Close.

This is the part most people come back for. When a coordinator or DON changes, edit the recipients here rather than asking us to do it.

Turning a notification off

  1. Open Notification details and click Edit on the notification.

  2. Click Remove configuration.

  3. Click Close.

The notification goes back to Not configured and stops sending. This does not change anything about what Anthuria detects, and it does not affect anyone's access to the platform.

What the emails look like

There are two formats, depending on what you set up. The examples below use sample facility and resident data.

A category notification

One row per incident, showing the resident, room, incident type, when it was created and last revised, and the passage from the note that triggered it, highlighted. Every email links back into Pulse for the full incident.

The line underneath lists the notifications currently active for that facility. That is worth reading, because it tells you whether something is missing because nothing fired or because the category was never switched on.

On As it happens you receive one of these per incident. On Daily summary the day's incidents arrive together in a single email.

The weekly activity summary

A count of incidents by facility and category for the week, with a total row, plus how many emails were sent and how many failed to deliver.

It contains no resident names and no note text, only counts, so it is safe to share more widely than the category notifications. It is useful for spotting a facility that has gone unusually quiet, or a category producing more volume than your team can act on.

Set it up the same way as any other notification. It appears in the same list, named Weekly activity summary.

Questions we get

Why do I see the same category listed twice?

Some categories appear both on their own and labelled with follow-ups. For email notifications there is no difference between the two, so set up whichever one you land on. The naming reflects how Pulse detects the event internally. If you would rather we pick for you, contact us and we will set it up.

Someone is not receiving a notification they should be getting

Check three things. Confirm the notification is not still listed as Not configured or Inactive for that facility. Open Manage recipients and confirm the person is actually selected, since a configuration saved without recipients will not send. Then confirm they have access to that facility in Settings > Team.

Does the weekly summary contain resident information?

No. It is counts by facility and category only, with no resident names and no note text. The category notifications do contain resident detail and a passage from the source note, so those need a more careful recipient list.

Can different notifications go to different people?

Yes. Each notification has its own recipient list, so you can send one to a small clinical group and another to a wider distribution.

Can I set different schedules for different notifications?

Yes. Schedule is set per notification, per facility, so you can have one arrive as it happens and another arrive as a daily summary.

Do I have to set each facility up separately?

No. Use Apply to all facilities when you want the same notification and schedule everywhere. Set a facility up on its own when its needs differ.

We are getting too many emails

Move the noisier notifications from As it happens to Daily summary rather than turning them off, and narrow the recipient list to the people who act on them. If that does not settle it, contact us and we will look at the configuration with you.

Someone left the facility

Removing a user in Settings > Team ends their platform access. Check Manage recipients on your notifications as well so they are removed from anything still going out.

I do not see a Notifications tab

Notifications are available to Owners and Admins. If your Level in Settings > Team is Admin and you still do not see the tab, contact us and we will check it.

How do I change which product opens when I sign in?

That is a personal setting on the General tab. See Choosing your landing page.

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