A checklist for your first deployment

1. Scope and decision

• The decision this deployment should support: scale, extend to a new population, change your device pathway.
• The number of patients and hubs, and the duration.
• Success criteria agreed in advance, with a baseline.

2. People and roles

• A lead on your side for operations, and one for the platform.
• Who sets up hubs and devices in homes, and when.
• Who patients call, and how issues are escalated.

3. Devices

• Exact models confirmed compatible.
• The devices each patient will use, and how they're supplied.
• Simple instructions adapted to your patients.

4. Homes

• Wi-Fi available at each home, and who prepares the connection.
• Where the hub sits: near the devices and a power outlet.
• What happens when a patient moves or changes internet provider.

5. Integration

• Fields and patient association agreed and tested.
• A test with real devices before the first patient goes live.
• A way to see when expected readings don't arrive.

6. Measuring the result

• Time spent onboarding each patient.
• Connectivity-related support contacts.
• Readings received compared with readings expected.
• Feedback from patients and staff, and reasons for any drop-outs.