Rush — the fastest lane a route can support
For orders where the delay itself is the clinical problem: a discharge waiting on a medication, an on-call therapy, a dose a facility cannot start without. A rush lane is designed one route at a time, because whether it is achievable depends on the distance, the pickup, the receiving site and the coverage available that day.
- Proof capture at handoff: recipient confirmation, photo or signature, timestamp and driver identity.
- Custody prompts for controlled medications, configured to the pharmacy's own procedure.
- A recipient-facing link with status, so the pharmacy is not the one answering “where is it”.
When it fits
Discharge medication, on-call specialty therapy, a dose a facility cannot wait for.
What it needs
A short, known lane, a pickup that can be ready on notice, and a receiving site that can accept out of cycle.
Escalation
Named contacts and a defined trigger, agreed before the lane runs rather than improvised during it.
Lane
Distance and access decide the window
Pickup
Readiness at origin, not courier speed
Receiving
Who can accept, and when