Charge nurse is worried that a remote nursing supervisor, using a new Epic EHR system, will make unsafe or unfair patient bed placements because they lack real-time unit-level awareness.

Existing EHR systems like Epic may not adequately capture or communicate the nuanced, real-time status of unit capacity, nurse workloads, and patient acuity that charge nurses use to make safe assignments, leading to concerns about patient safety and staff satisfaction when placement decisions are centralized.

Severity

3Medium

Willingness to Pay

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Added

Jul 23, 2026

Implied Software Gaps

A unit status dashboard that visually represents real-time workload and patient acuity to complement EHR bed placement modules
A communication tool between charge nurses and supervisors to convey unit-specific context during patient placement decisions

App Concept

UnitAware Bed Placement Assistant

A collaborative bed placement tool that integrates with Epic to provide nursing supervisors with real-time unit dashboards showing nurse workloads, patient acuity, and room availability. It allows charge nurses to flag concerns and suggest assignments, while giving supervisors the data they need to make informed decisions, ensuring safe and fair patient placement.

Key Features

Real-time unit status dashboard showing bed availability, nurse assignments, and patient acuity levels
Bi-directional communication channel for charge nurses to provide context and override suggestions
Workload balancing algorithm that suggests safe assignments based on nurse-to-patient ratios and skill mix
Integration with Epic EHR to pull patient data and push final bed assignments

Target Users: Charge nurses and nursing supervisors in pediatric and general hospitals (100+ beds) using Epic EHR

Revenue Model: $500/mo per unit SaaS subscription with tiered pricing based on hospital size and number of units

Existing Solutions Mentioned

CernerEpic

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