Alert management utilizing mobile devices

A computer-implemented method of managing patient alerts, the method comprising:

• determining an availability status of one or more caregivers electronically associated with a patient that is a subject of an alert;
• determining an alert level corresponding to the alert, the alert level comprising a critical alert or a noncritical alert;
• communicating the alert to a first mobile device associated with a first caregiver of the one or more caregivers, the first caregiver having an availability status of available;
• and
• receiving a response to the alert from the first mobile device associated with the first caregiver, the response comprising one or more of:
• an alert acceptance, an alert rejection, and an alert sharing notification.

A computer-implemented method of managing patient alerts, the method comprising:

• determining an availability status of one or more caregivers electronically associated with a patient that is a subject of an alert;
• determining an alert level corresponding to the alert, the alert level comprising a critical alert or a noncritical alert;
• communicating the alert to a first mobile device associated with a first caregiver of the one or more caregivers, the first caregiver having an availability status of available;
• providing an alert depiction area comprising information corresponding to the alert;
• providing a list of one or more additional caregivers, the list comprising one or more selectable graphical representations corresponding to the one or more additional caregivers;
• receiving a selection of at least one additional caregiver from the list of the one or more additional caregivers;
• providing a message entry area on the alert response interface for receiving textual input of a message corresponding to the alert;
• and
• communicating the message, and at least a portion of the information from the alert depiction area, to the selected at least one additional caregiver.