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View allSafeShift Scheduler
A scheduling platform that ensures minimum shift durations, patient acuity-based assignments, and mandatory break enforcement, reducing burnout and license risks for nurses and therapists.
“Emergency Department nurses have unsafe patient ratios of up to 1:5, including high-acuity patients requiring hourly assessments, leading to charting delays and burnout.”
“Night shift nurse and 9-to-5 spouse struggle to coordinate meal planning and household chores due to mismatched schedules, leading to unequal burden and frustration.”
TheraFlex Schedule
Enable physical therapists to set their own scheduling rules, including evaluation slot limits, patient caps, and reduced-duty options for special circumstances like pregnancy. This addresses the lack of provider autonomy in current clinic systems.
“Pregnant acute care physical therapists are forced to work until labor to preserve minimal postpartum leave due to inadequate paid time off policies.”
“Pregnant acute care physical therapists struggle to continue working full shifts up to delivery due to physical discomfort and the need to conserve paid leave for after birth, with short and low-paid leave.”
SafeMedic: Nurse Safety Companion
New nurses face high risks of medication errors and needlestick injuries with inadequate support. An app providing real-time medication verification, incident reporting, and post-injury guidance can reduce harm and ensure safety compliance.
“Nurses need a reliable way to ensure the medication amount removed from the dispensing system matches the administered dose to avoid discrepancies.”
“New grad nurse accidentally sticks herself with a needle used on a patient and struggles with the lack of immediate guidance and a streamlined reporting and testing process.”
PriceRx Transparent
An app that empowers consumers and pharmacies to compare prescription drug prices across different insurance plans, discount cards, and cash options, ensuring the lowest price is always found instantly.
“Pharmacy owners are unable to capture rebates from PBMs for the drugs they dispense, leading to opaque and unfair pricing for customers.”
“Pharmacy owner struggles with Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) that charge different prices to different customers for the same drugs, creating financial strain and lack of transparency.”
RehabStaffPredict
An AI-driven scheduling tool designed for small hospital rehab departments to predict staffing needs based on patient acuity and staff availability, reducing burnout and improving patient care.
“Nurse manager overwhelmed managing 170-200 staff with limited support staff and charge nurses unable to handle disciplinary or managerial tasks.”
“Clinical director of a rehab department struggles with constant staffing shortages while also treating patients, making the role highly stressful.”
SafeAir Salon
Nail technicians face serious health risks from toxic chemical exposure in salons, with inadequate ventilation and no safe product alternatives. There is an urgent need for a system that eliminates harmful fumes at the source.
“Salon technicians are exposed to harmful chemical fumes from nail products due to inadequate ventilation.”
“Nail techs and clients are exposed to harmful salon chemicals that cause health issues, and there is no safe alternative or adequate ventilation to mitigate risks.”
Individual Problems
ProPrice Edge
Barbers and salon professionals are experiencing rising equipment costs without corresponding improvements in product quality.
CareFlex Scheduler
A clinic's rigid late cancellation policy penalizes clients for unavoidable emergencies like a child's sudden illness, causing client churn and frustration among staff.
TheraBiz Academy
Therapist planning a private practice lacks knowledge and training on how to set up efficient business systems, finances, and marketing.
PrePay Pro
Service providers in the nail industry need to ensure payment before performing services to avoid non-payment.
SnagFree Pro Trimmer
Barber needs a beard trimmer that cuts against the grain without snagging, as discontinued model was superior and replacement models underperform.
BrandPack Source
An aspiring body wash brand owner cannot find unique, non-bland bottle wholesalers and lacks knowledge of packaging sourcing and logistics.
ProFade Clippers
Barber student needs durable, fade-capable clippers that don't fail mid-use.
ClinNote Optimizer
Unnecessary mandatory documentation of measurements and irrelevant fields in physical therapy clinical notes wastes significant clinician time.
NurseCEU Finder
Nurses struggle to find reliable, up-to-date free CEU courses that are convenient to complete.
Rehab Lift Coach
Individuals returning to weightlifting after injury struggle to find reliable, personalized program guidance tailored to their recovery and schedule amidst widespread online misinformation.
MedFlow Pro
An RN with 25 patients in a nursing home struggles to complete morning medication pass within a reasonable time, leaving no time for other duties and causing misery.
SnapCap Phlebotomy Holder
Phlebotomists struggle with removing the cap from IV catheters to attach tube holders, losing time and risking contamination.
DischargeFlow
Discharging patients to skilled nursing facilities is chaotic and rushed due to medical, administrative, and logistical barriers, leading to stressful experiences for hospital staff.
RehabRecovery
Physical therapy patients and clinicians lack a dedicated, clinically validated tool to track rehab exercises with the same engagement and accountability as fitness tracking apps.
HairSnap Profile
A hair salon customer repeatedly gets uneven haircuts because stylists ignore her explanation of her hair growth pattern.
BeautyBot Support AI
Founder of growing skincare brand spends hours weekly manually answering repetitive customer questions, needing a scalable solution that avoids bad automation.
BenefitsCompass for Travel PTs
Travel PTs cannot easily find accurate, detailed benefits information from travel healthcare companies, making job comparison and company selection a hassle.
NurseFlow
New grad medsurg nurse struggling to manage overwhelming task load and considering leaving current unit within the health system, but unsure how to transfer internally without alerting coworkers.
TherapyInsight Analytics
Force plates are expensive and it is unclear whether they provide actionable clinical value for day-to-day therapy with amateur athletes.
ComplySend Pro
Need to send hundreds of HIPAA-compliant invoices efficiently.
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