Abstract: A system and method are provided for early recognition and escalating provider notification for an insidious medical condition. The method includes: setting, based on a patient clinical assignment, an escalating alert criteria including a set of diagnosis parameters and an alert timing; searching a patient record having a set of patient data for the escalating alert criteria; assigning a provider assignment based on the patient clinical assignment and the escalating alert criteria; creating an escalating alert procedure based on at least one of the patient clinical assignment, the provider assignment, the set of patient data, and the escalating alert criteria; sending a notification to at least one communication system in communication with a notification device based on the provider assignment; receiving a medical order in response to the notification; and modifying at least one of the set of diagnosis parameters and the alert timing based on the medical order.