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App Ideas (4)
View allAcuitySafe Staffing
A tool to dynamically adjust nurse-to-patient ratios based on real-time patient acuity, preventing unsafe assignments and staff theft across units.
“Nurses are scheduled for shifts without their knowledge or consent, and communication about scheduling is ineffective.”
“Nurse scheduling is complex due to working hours, FTE, units, day/night shifts, and no clear guidance on what a flawless schedule looks like.”
MedPass SafeStaff
An intelligent scheduling tool that ensures safe nurse-to-patient ratios specifically during medication pass in skilled nursing facilities. It uses real-time workload data to dynamically adjust assignments, preventing burnout and errors.
“Nurses in skilled nursing facilities are overwhelmed by high patient-to-nurse ratios during medication pass, leading to non-stop work and feeling like 'spinning out in the mud'.”
“Understaffing of RNs and reliance on LPNs who cannot legally perform key tasks like admissions, discharges, order acknowledgment, and controlled substance handling doubles/triples RN workload in a behavioral health unit, compounded by a slow, multi-step transfer process involving a call center and faxes.”
ShiftWise Delegation
An app that optimizes shift scheduling to avoid overtime penalties and FTE violations, while facilitating effective task delegation to reduce nurse workload.
“ER night shifts are dangerously understaffed (2 RNs for 14 beds) with no reliable backup plan when patient volume spikes.”
“A new RN struggles to delegate tasks to CNAs in a busy SNF, leading to burnout, delays in charting, and conflict with staff.”
RT On-Demand Staffing
Addressing the gap in overnight respiratory therapy coverage by providing on-demand, in-person respiratory therapist support through a mobile staffing pool, ensuring patient safety and reducing nurse workload.
“Nurses face increased workload and disrupted patient care flow when overnight respiratory therapist coverage is replaced with virtual support, adding respiratory duties to already stretched nursing staff.”
“Respiratory therapists are being removed from night shifts at Mayo Clinic sites and replaced with nursing staff and virtual RTs, causing concern about patient safety and role erosion.”
Individual Problems
CareTeam Coach
Nursing home and long-term care nurses face chronic underfunding, poor staffing quality, and heavy reliance on continuous education and picking up slack from others.
ShiftBalancer PCT
Charge nurses lack a fair, transparent system for assigning patient care technicians (PCTs) to patient loads, leading to unbalanced workloads and dissatisfaction.
TransferFlow Med
Understaffing of RNs and reliance on LPNs who cannot legally perform key tasks like admissions, discharges, order acknowledgment, and controlled substance handling doubles/triples RN workload in a behavioral health unit, compounded by a slow, multi-step transfer process involving a call center and faxes.
SafeRatio
ER nurse needs clear staffing ratio guidelines for patients on vasopressors, and their charge nurse is not adjusting assignments appropriately.
NurseLoad Optimizer
Nurses on a med surg floor are overwhelmed by high patient ratios (1:6 or 1:8) and heavy workload, lacking a dedicated charge nurse to manage support staff interruptions.
ShiftFlo
An Assistant Director of Nursing is overwhelmed by managing staff schedules, covering gaps, dealing with complaints, and juggling multiple responsibilities, leading to burnout and desire to leave management.
TaskGuard
New grad RN lacks support from PCAs/CNAs, forcing her to neglect critical nursing tasks to perform basic patient care that was delegated to support staff.
VetFlow Schedule
Veterinary surgeon overwhelmed by lack of support, poor scheduling, and unrealistic expectations, leading to burnout and contemplating leaving clinical practice.
NurseFit Decision Tool
Nurses working with vulnerable infants struggle to decide whether to call in sick due to mild symptoms, balancing patient safety, personal health concerns, and workplace reputation.
ShiftSafeguard
Employees receive off-duty contact via group chat messages asking them to pick up shifts, causing intrusions on days off.
ED Staffing Compass
Freestanding ED operators are uncertain if it is feasible or common to employ a physical therapist (PT) part- or full-time.
AcuityFlow Infusion
Infusion nurses need a way to manage patient assignments based on acuity while allowing charge nurses to safely handle administrative tasks without taking a full patient load.
ShiftGuard
New CNO ignores PTO requests and adds shifts without notice, causing no-shows and staff frustration.
ShiftAlign+
2-week night shift rotation makes it impossible to maintain a consistent sleep schedule and enjoy days off, causing severe fatigue and loss of motivation for exercise.
ShiftSwap Nurse
RN on night shift unable to transition to dayshift due to lack of openings, causing emotional distress and schedule exhaustion.
ShiftSwap Pro
Nurse unable to get time off approved or find shift coverage despite advanced notice, due to chronic understaffing and lack of a reliable shift-swapping system.
SafeStaff Nurse
A nurse with 2 years of experience feels severely burned out and lacks confidence in clinical skills due to chronic understaffing, high patient loads (up to 7 patients), and assignment to unfamiliar patient cases (GI) without adequate support.
NurseMend
A depressed nurse is struggling to continue bedside nursing due to low capacity and overstimulation, and needs a nursing job with lower acuity and fewer days per week that she can afford while prioritizing mental health recovery.
MedPass Optimizer
Nurses in skilled nursing facilities are assigned an unsafe number of patients for medication pass, leading to concern about patient safety and workload.
MedPass Optimizer
Nurses in skilled nursing facilities are overwhelmed by high patient-to-nurse ratios during medication pass, leading to non-stop work and feeling like 'spinning out in the mud'.
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