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Getting clinicians into the digital tool design process can enhance the tools' effectiveness and reduce staff burnout, says Women in Health IT Changemaker Award recipient Hiyam Nadel of Massachusetts General Hospital.

Several companies have released artificial intelligence enhancements for healthcare administration and operations, from billing and staffing to security and data management. Also, the VA will scale ambient scribing.

Improvements to clinical workflows are more likely to come from clinicians who are confident with new tools than from top-down mandates, says Dr. Meong Hi Son, Samsung Medical Center CMIO, in Part 2 of our interview.

The rural health system has seen a significant reduction in employee turnover with the technology – an impressive feat, given national workforce challenges.

This year's HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition offers a diverse mix of health IT leaders and policymakers, as well as newcomers to the field, all eager to have interesting conversations and exchange ideas, one attendee says.

The health system's chief nursing officer offers a close look at the successful rollout of virtual nursing. Among other things, the team redesign and technology gave 18,000 hours back to floor nurses in year one – from 59,000 virtual sessions.

Karla Mae Eidem of the Project Management Institute says while agentic AI can surface key insights from troves of data, project professionals have the skills to provide the structure and clarity teams need.

Bolstering in-house staff with external professionals led to an increase in daily patient volume from 18 to 22 patients per physician, a 50% reduction in time-to-hire, a 50% improvement in operational efficiency, and a reduction in administrative overhead.

Nurses, health systems, educators and industry leaders are aiming to guide responsible use of healthcare AI through The Nursing and Artificial Intelligence Consortium. With AI workflows impacting care and accountability, nurses are "hungry for guidance," says Jing Wang, RN, dean of FSU College of Nursing.

With the acquisition of Leap AI, Chartis is growing its Center for AI & Digital Transformation to pursue the development of bespoke artificial intelligence for healthcare organizations.