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Triage emergency patients with OpenAI

Started by someone opening a chat with it, and works across Postgres. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 20 steps, 3 branches: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAIRetrieval

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20 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
3Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 6Logic 8Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1OpenAI Chat ModelLm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2Conversation MemoryMemory Buffer WindowModel
  3. 3Structured JSON Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4Department Availability Checker ToolTool CodeModel
  5. 5Patient Consent Validator ToolTool CodeModel
  6. 6Hospital Triage AgentAgentModel
  7. 7Patient Chat InterfaceChat triggerStarts it
  8. 8Check Confidence ThresholdIfLogic
  9. 9Retrieve Patient HistoryPostgresService
  10. 10Prepare Escalation DataSetLogic
  11. 11Enrich with Patient ContextSetLogic
  12. 12Format Response to PatientSetLogic
  13. 13Validate Business RulesCodeLogic
  14. 14Route by Intent TypeSwitchLogic
  15. 15Check Patient EligibilityPostgresService
  16. 16Log Interaction to Audit DBPostgresService
  17. 17Calculate Priority ScoreCodeLogic
  18. 18Check Action RequiredIfLogic
  19. 19Execute Appointment ActionHttp RequestService
  20. 20Send NotificationHttp RequestService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone opening a chat with it
Steps
20, with 3 branches
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Postgres
Model
OpenAI
Retrieval
Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Postgres account, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on someone opening a chat with it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 20 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 20 steps before you point it at anything that matters.