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View allTheraFlow Supervisor
An opportunity to create a tool that helps physical therapy clinical instructors manage high concurrent patient loads while integrating student supervision, reducing burnout and unpaid overtime. This addresses the gap where current software focuses on scheduling/billing but not real-time workload balancing in busy rehab settings.
“A physical therapist is concerned that an outpatient clinic is re-admitting recently discharged patients with new scripts, which they view as overutilization without a documented decline or new incident.”
“Physical therapists in outpatient private practices cannot provide one-on-one care due to insurance reimbursement cuts, forcing them to treat multiple patients simultaneously, which compromises patient outcomes.”
NurseCompanion: Real-time Clinical Decision Support
New graduate nurses often feel overwhelmed, anxious, and unprepared, particularly in high-stakes situations like deciding when to escalate to a physician, managing difficult patient interactions, or handling behavioral crises. There is a lack of accessible, real-time, decision-support tools tailored to their needs that provide psychological reassurance and structured guidance.
“A new nurse is anxious about shift preparation due to fear of the unknown and potential medical errors.”
“Non-psych nurses lack training and tools for managing complex milieu crises on behavioral health wards, including prolonged de-escalation and post-crisis stabilization.”
DocuPT: Rapid PT Evaluations
An app that streamlines physical therapy evaluation documentation using AI and voice-to-text, reducing charting time by 50%. It syncs with EMR systems to help PTs complete notes during work hours, improving work-life balance.
“Outpatient physical therapist sees 5-6 evaluations per day with 4-6 week follow-up intervals, leading to burnout and inability to provide effective care.”
“Inconsistent and inaccurate patient assessment documentation from previous clinic leads to incorrect baseline and treatment plan.”
ChartFlow Nurse
New nurses struggle with inefficient, time-locked charting in EHRs, causing workflow disruption and reduced patient care time. There is a need for a mobile tool that guides real-time documentation and captures tasks on-the-go.
“New graduate nurse struggles with inefficient charting that delays completion of assessments, taking away from patient care and personal time.”
“New nurses in fast-paced surgical oncology step-down units struggle to remember and document all completed and pending tasks due to constant interruptions and charting system issues.”
ChartFlow AI
Streamline chaotic emergency department charting by automating redundant data entry and providing smart, real-time suggestions. The app reduces nurse burnout and frees time for patient care.
“Night-shift healthcare providers lack nursing support and rarely receive responses from doctors for patient education requests.”
“Nurses spend more time on charting than on patient care, leading to delayed clock-out and burnout.”
Individual Problems
WoundCare Workflow Pro
Wound care nurses at new hospital refuse to take photos or perform wound care, leaving bedside nurses to manage wound vacs and ostomies alone.
OxyGuide Clinical Decision Support
Inconsistent protocols for prolonged NRB mask use in rural vs. urban hospitals create safety concerns and clinical uncertainty.
CrisisGuide Pro
Non-psych nurses lack training and tools for managing complex milieu crises on behavioral health wards, including prolonged de-escalation and post-crisis stabilization.
DiastasisPro
PTs lack a standardized, evidence-based protocol for treating low back pain patients with chronic diastasis recti, leading to inconsistent care across therapists.
Sentio Clinical Instinct Trainer
New nurses feel terrified of missing a crashing patient due to a gap between textbook knowledge and bedside critical decision-making, especially in high-stress situations like calling a dismissive physician at 3 AM.
ProtocolCheck Pro
A urology fellow argued against using a Foley catheter for hydronephrosis, contradicting standard practice and causing confusion for the nurse.
ProtocolCompass
Inconsistent standards across healthcare facilities for pain management sedation protocols for intubated patients, causing confusion and potential safety risks for nurses on travel assignments.
OrderGuard Clinical Prioritizer
Nurses in busy ICU settings miss or overlook critical orders because they are jumbled with duplicates and conflicting instructions across multiple providers, with no clear prioritization or notification.
PICC Draw Pro
Uncertainty about proper blood draw procedure from PICC line and concern that initial flush may dilute the sample.
RehabSync MD
Surgeons provide overly aggressive postoperative protocols that conflict with evidence-based physical therapy guidelines, and op notes are delayed, undermining patient compliance and rehabilitation outcomes.
BalanceProof
Physical therapists in an inpatient rehab facility are forced to use an archaic, unvalidated balance grading scale (good/fair/poor) by corporate administration, wasting time and providing worthless clinical data.
SealSure Wound Vac System
Home health nurse struggles with maintaining wound vac seal on sacral wounds in incontinent patients, leading to patient dissatisfaction and clinical frustration.
DualCheck RN
Nurses need to manually coordinate a second RN sign-off for insulin drip administration, adding process friction.
WithdrawalAssess Pro
CIWA scoring for alcohol withdrawal is overly subjective and can inflate scores in patients who are actually improving, leading to unnecessary treatment.
VisitFlow Planner
New grad home health therapist struggles to fill 4-unit visit when patient improves quickly, unsure how to justify longer session or use remaining time.
SpasticCare Pro
A stroke patient with knee flexion spasticity/early contracture cannot extend her affected knee, limiting standing and mobility, and the therapist needs guidance on treatment and bracing.
TheraFlow Multi
Physical therapists struggle to manage multiple patients simultaneously while ensuring compliance with licensure and safety standards.
Multi-Patient PT Manager
Physical therapists in outpatient private practices cannot provide one-on-one care due to insurance reimbursement cuts, forcing them to treat multiple patients simultaneously, which compromises patient outcomes.
CodeVasc IO
ICU staff lack intraosseous (IO) access devices for emergency vascular access during codes
SimplifyFunction SNF
Physical therapists in skilled nursing facilities use overly complex interventions that don't improve patient functional outcomes, when simple functional training would be more effective.
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