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US patent US20150066521A1

ED Launchpoint

See What's Back for Every Patient — Stop Searching, Start Treating

Emergency department clinicians juggle an enormous number of responsibilities at once — ordering medications, reviewing lab and EKG results, checking images, reading patient histories, and documenting care, often for a dozen or more patients simultaneously. Historically, none of this lived in one place. A clinician had to constantly search and click between separate screens and applications just to find out what still needed attention — which lab result hadn't been reviewed yet, which patient was ready for discharge, which order was overdue. That scattered workflow slowed clinicians down and, in a department where speed matters, directly contributed to longer patient stays.

ED Launchpoint tracking board — rooms, acuity, vitals and order status in one view
The tracking board — the department at a glance.
Notebook sketches of the tracking board rows and status color coding
Early sketches of the row and status system.
User testing feedback slide with sample test questions, results and recommendations
Usability findings that reset the indicator model.
Detail of the tracking board rows, magnified to show acuity, assignment and status
Row detail — acuity, assignment and room state.
ED Launch Point tracking board on a laptop — rooms, acuity, orders and visit progress
The tracking board as designed
Amanda accepting the ED Launchpoint award on stage
2013 Stanley H. Caplan User-Centered Product Design Award