Epic extended its technological progression to smaller and smaller form factors this week, announcing the release of Chirp, a clinical notification app for the Apple iRing. Chirp will allow physicians and nurses who are attached to their analog watches or who prefer watch-free wrists to receive notifications and alerts on their fingers.

Chirp functions include:

• Glow green for patient discharge.
• Glow red and chirp for critical lab result.
• Vibrate once for a new In Basket message.
• Vibrate twice for a schedule change.

When there are no pending alerts or notifications, Chirp can be set to display college insignias or birthstones.

Epic spokesperson Reagen Moe stated the iRing “is just the tip of the wearables technology market Epic is exploring. We have a prototype for internet enabled shirts that will integrate with MyChart.”

Chirp is slated for release on April 1, 2018.