Mobile-First Healthcare: What Device Downtime Really Costs
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Workstations on wheels (WOWs) are outdated. They’re slow, frequently unavailable, and keep nurses tied to a scarce resource when they need to be on the floor with patients.
On today's episode, we challenge the legacy mindset and reframe mobility as a vital form of essential infrastructure. Drawing from parallels in warehousing and retail, where downtime is quantified in dollars, we explore how healthcare can reclaim lost clinical hours and reduce risk by adopting mobile solutions that are resilient, fast, and frontline-centered.
Especially during a staffing crisis, every minute of reclaimed time matters. It’s not just a matter of efficiency; it’s a matter of delivering life-affirming care without delay.
Chapters
1. Mobile-First Healthcare: What Device Downtime Really Costs (00:00:00)
2. Introduction to Healthcare Technology Challenges (00:00:31)
3. The Cost of Downtime in Healthcare (00:03:26)
4. Outdated Workstations on Wheels (00:09:01)
5. Mobile Solutions and Implementation Hurdles (00:15:07)
6. Frontline-Centered Design Approach (00:20:51)
7. Three Steps to Improve Clinical Mobility (00:22:51)
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