Alert management utilizing mobile devices

One or more non-transitory computer- storage media storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a 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 non-transitory computer-storage medium having stored thereon instructions, executable by a mobile device, that when executed by the mobile device, provide a user interface for managing patient alerts, the user interface comprising:

• an alert response user interface comprising:
• an alert identifier area that displays contextual information associated with an alert;
• an alert rejection area configured to receive a user rejection of the medical alert;
• an alert acceptance area configured to receive a user acceptance of the medical alert;
• and
• a message entry area configured to receive textual input of a message corresponding to the medical alert.