Frequently asked questions

sqior connects to your HIS, PDMS and other systems via established interfaces (e.g. HL7/FHIR) and supports common systems such as EPIC, Orbis, CGM, Avelios, SAP ish.med or KISIM. We deliberately keep the integration effort low – we handle most of the setup together with you.

Not everyone needs their own device: sqior runs on hospital-owned smartphones, shared ward devices and on the desktop. Private smartphones are possible in principle, but the data-protection-compliant option is managed hospital devices (MDM).

sqior is operated in line with the GDPR, data is hosted in Germany/the EU and transmitted encrypted. Analytics serve process improvement, not performance or behaviour monitoring – they are anonymised or aggregated and agreed with data protection and the works council.

No. sqior uses existing data from your systems and writes relevant information back, rather than requiring a second set of documentation. The goal is less effort, not more.

Yes. Where your system supports it, sqior writes relevant events and statuses back into the HIS so the leading documentation stays current and no data silo is created.

A rollout is typically achievable within a few weeks and depends mainly on the interfaces. Because the assistant is deliberately easy to use, training is minimal – usually a short briefing per professional group is enough.

Yes. sqior maps your roles, tasks and approval steps and is adapted to your real workflows, rather than imposing rigid standard processes.

Yes. At its core is a shared process model on which AI assistants proactively coordinate workflows, make suggestions and answer questions in natural language.

Yes. sqior is built to run across multiple sites and parallel HIS and brings the information together into a single view despite the different systems.

sqior connects everyone involved – from the emergency department, OR, intensive care and ward to bed logistics, patient transport, cleaning and the CSSD. Each professional group gets exactly the information and task that concerns them.

sqior primarily uses app-based push notifications; depending on the environment, existing channels can be connected. sqior is not another messenger but a process-steering assistant and sees itself as a complement to communication solutions such as the TI-Messenger.

sqior Analytics makes clinical processes transparent and measurable – from the OR and bed occupancy to hospital-wide workflows. It complements the workflow steering but can also be used on its own for analysis.

Yes. Key figures and analyses are available directly on the smartphone, and you can ask the assistant questions about your OR data in natural language – without clicking through menus.

Yes. sqior captures the process times around a procedure, so cut-to-suture times and procedure durations can be analysed transparently. By default the analysis is aggregated or anonymised – person-level analysis only within an agreed, co-determination-compliant framework.

Yes. When your CSSD/sterile-supply is connected, sqior shows the status of the required trays and instruments and signals as soon as they are ready – so OR release is not held up by missing sterile goods.

sqior is adapted to your hospital. Roles, tasks and approval steps reflect your real processes; standard templates only serve as a starting point.

sqior does not replace OR planning software; it steers and coordinates the workflow around the scheduled surgery in real time – from induction and release to incision. Existing OR schedules from your HIS are integrated.

Yes. sqior detects foreseeable discharges and triggers automated follow-up queries to the responsible parties, so beds becoming free are made visible faster and more reliably – even when documentation is incomplete.

Yes. The digital assistant largely handles the coordination itself – bed requests, suggestions and follow-up queries run automatically. Precisely without dedicated bed management, this noticeably relieves the wards without creating new positions.

Both. sqior supports new admissions as well as internal transfers between wards and areas – including the necessary transport and cleaning steps.

Yes. In a joint demo we show sqior using your own examples, and to get started the assistant can be piloted in a defined area before you roll it out further.

Yes. Your allocation rules (e.g. department, gender or isolation requirements) are configured and applied consistently – around the clock, including at night and on weekends when bed management is not staffed.