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Lisa Stephenson, chair of the HIMSS Nursing Informatics Committee and CNIO at Houston Methodist, says nurses need to move beyond culling data from the EHR to a bigger picture that includes interoperability and health equity.  

DrFirst's AI-driven medication algorithm can read the intent of the prescription renewal request, says CMO Dr. Colin Banas.  

HIMSS validation and robot innovation have given clinicians an additional three hours to spend with patients, say Dr. Wonchul Cha, CMIO and director of the Digital Innovation Center, and Dr. Meong Hi Son, vice director of the Digital Transformation Center.  

Nurses touch more technology than anyone else, says Tony Black, director of federal healthcare for Kyndryl. He would like to see more networking, training and certification opportunities.

Kathleen McGrow, chief nursing information officer at Microsoft, received a 2023 Changemaker Award for her work in helping to ease clinician burden.

Clinicians want their EHRs to support them in delivering better patient care, but they're bogged down with documentation, says Sandra Johnson, SVP of client services for CliniComp.  

The organization works toward attracting and prepping students for careers in the industry, as well as engaging employers to create a pipeline of feeder systems, says Grady Burrows, executive director of HIT in the CLE.

Dr. Jay Bhatt, managing director at Deloitte, said healthcare is more than just about access: It's a business imperative that requires business solutions.

Janet Hohmann, What I Run's director of corporate communications and Elaina McMillan, Edifecs' director of product marketing, discuss the Alliance for the Women of Edifecs (AWE), which supports the company's female employees, and, interestingly, nearly half of the participants are men.  

Toby Eadelman, CTO at AvaSure, cites the statistic while discussing how virtual nursing and virtual sitting are being used to alleviate workforce shortages and to prevent adverse events.