Every major industry relies on an operating system to drive efficiency, yet hospital inpatient units have operated without one for decades. With nurses spending up to 70% of a shift buried in documentation, coordination, and interruptions, frontline care has reached a breaking point.

In this episode of ReGeneration, host Franco Kraiselburd sits down with Dr. Akram Boutros, former CEO and President of MetroHealth and founder of Nexus Bedside, to explore what it takes to modernize inpatient care. After spending eight weeks in a hospital bed battling cancer, Dr. Boutros experienced these operational breakdowns firsthand as a patient and set out to build the first dedicated operating system for hospital units.

In this episode, you'll learn:
→ Why hospital inpatient units have never had a true operating system
→ How eight weeks as a cancer patient gave Dr. Boutros an unfiltered view of hospital operations
→ Why nurses historically spend only 30% of their shifts delivering direct care
→ How Nexus Bedside cut documentation time from 40% to 10% while doubling time at the bedside
→ How clinical workflows are divided between bedside nurses, virtual nurses, and AI
→ How computer vision and room context help prevent falls and skin ulcers
→ Why continuous wearable monitoring can detect complications like transplant rejection up to 48 hours earlier
→ How OU Health achieved a 67% drop in nurse turnover and a 700% ROI
→ Why healing, medicine, and healthcare delivery must be treated as three distinct disciplines

Whether you're a healthcare provider, hospital leader, entrepreneur, or innovator, this conversation offers an inside look at how operational design and smart technology can restore focus to patient care.

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