I worked on EMS data entry software for a while (deepest apologies to any EMTs reading) and the big issue we ran into was needing to fulfill doctor/administrato

I worked on EMS data entry software for a while (deepest apologies to any EMTs reading) and the big issue we ran into was needing to fulfill doctor/administrator pet projects to get a sale. The county wants to collect data on if a drowning incident happened at a pool without a locking gate. Now all services need to update their software to include a random checkbox. An EMT was caught without gloves and now the parent hospital wants EMTs to record what levels of PPE they wear on every run. The customer might get a grant if they can help track infectious diseases so now there is an extra box where the EMT can guess if the patient has the flu. In the abstract that is good data to want to know, but it ends up being more junk on the screen for the EMT to skip over while dealing with the patient or sitting in the hospital parking lot after a run.