Explore Problems & App Ideas
Search and filter 12 real business problems from workers across every industry. App ideas group related problems into buildable product concepts.
Individual Problems
NightShift EscalateRight
A new night-shift nurse needs to determine when to escalate abnormal lab results to the covering physician overnight, especially when they affect medications due during their shift.
InsulinGuide Clinical Decision Support
A newer nurse is unsure whether to administer short-acting insulin when a patient hasn't eaten, and faces criticism from colleagues for holding it, highlighting a need for clear decision support.
CardioStress Coach
A registered nurse new to outpatient cardiology is overwhelmed by the cognitive and physical demands of conducting stress tests and stress echos, especially interpreting ECG changes at high heart rates to know when to stop the test.
HeparinGuard
A nurse titrated a heparin infusion based on the baseline PTT instead of the 6-hour PTT, leading to a medication error due to confusion about which lab value to use.
ABG Intuition Trainer
A nursing student struggles to interpret arterial blood gas (ABG) results without relying on memorization aids like ROME or TicTacToe.
CarePlan Frequency Optimizer
Home health clinicians lack a standardized, evidence-based method for determining plan of care frequency and duration for patients, relying on experience and intuition.
VitalGuard Admin Alert
Assisted living staff need PointClickCare to automatically compare documented vital signs against medication hold parameters and alert at the time of administration, rather than just recording the value and displaying instructions.
ClinicalSkill Mentor
A nurse candidate wants to develop her own clinical judgment during residency, not learn to rely on AI tools, and feels frustrated by an AI-driven hiring process.
PainSync
Nurses lack clear, standardized decision support for administering concurrent IV and oral pain medications, leading to inconsistent pain control and risk of delayed patient discharge.
HeparinProtocol Navigator
Nurses lack a clear, unambiguous system to interpret and apply heparin titration protocols, leading to confusion about when to draw the next PTT.
CriticalCare SimuGuide
Newly independent ICU nurse lacks hands-on experience with specialized critical care devices (Impella, IABP, CRRT) and must rely solely on reference sheets to manage patients and troubleshoot alarms, causing safety concerns.
TheraPeer Clinical Support App
A home health physical therapist lacks clinical decision support, peer consultation, and performance feedback, making them feel isolated and unsure about patient care decisions while struggling with scheduling and logistics.
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