Designing for Health: Bre Loughlin, MS, RN | CEO and Founder, Nurse Disrupted | Using technology and workflows to do more with fewer resources

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, and Head of Thought Leadership Jerome Pagani, PhD, are joined by Bre Loughlin, CEO and founder of Nurse Disrupted, Inc. They discuss how technology and new workflows can enable health systems to do more with fewer resources while retaining experienced staff and providing flexibility that helps to combat burnout. They also talk about Bre’s background as an EHR executive, how she discovered a passion for product design, and the importance of simplicity when it comes to new innovations.

Show Notes:

[00:00] Intros

[01:10] Bre’s background

[08:24] Value of real-world observations in design work

[09:28] The origins of Nurse Disrupted

[14:24] The principle of simplification

[16:00] Scaling up Nurse Disrupted

[18:39] Balancing software configurations with hardware

[20:37] The factors behind the ongoing nursing shortage

[25:22] The role of virtual care in alleviating nurse turnover

[30:46] Understanding the problem before designing

[31:52] Adding versus subtracting complexity

[34:35] The human should be at the center of design

[36:28] Balancing functionality and simplicity

[37:41] Well-designed things that bring Bre joy

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