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Piece Technologies CEO Dr. Ruben Amarasingham and OSF Ventures' Dr. Garrett Vygantas discuss how AI can free up physicians to focus more time on the core elements of their work and bring joy back to the medical profession.

Diversifying talent and having a digitally literate workforce are a must, says Dr. Shera Chok, national clinical advisor for system transformation at NHS England and cofounder of the Shuri Network.

Stanley Chiang, E Ink's director of strategic partnership, discusses how the company's technology frees up nurses while ensuring patient data is accurate and improving the patient experience.

Poor health IT usability can lead to burnout, says athenahealth VP of Research and Editorial Strategy Jessica Sweeney-Platt, who describes what kinds of usability efforts are needed to fight stress.

Health IT can fuel nurse burnout, but, more important, it can help combat the stress that leads to burnout, says Marianne Everett, RN, assistant vice president of nursing informatics at Virtua Health.

This week's top stories include NorthShore University HealthSystem's digital strategy being tested against the second wave of COVID-19, Amazon rolling out Amazon Pharmacy, and clinicians spending more time on EHRs than patient care.

To help improve workflows and care pathways, digital skills should be prioritized by the workforce, says Dr. Osama Elhassan, coordinator of the ZIMAM initiative and board member of the International Society of Telemedicine & eHealth.

The Kara artificial intelligence iPhone app frees up OrthoIndy physicians by placing their spoken words directly into the right places in the record.

Telemedicine technology and the different care paradigm it enables help nurses minimize stress and the burnout it can cause, says Laura Jonsson, a nurse practitioner and chief clinical officer at Matrix Medical Network.

Higher Colleges of Technology was able to make a smooth transition to a hybrid model of training by teaching online while maintaining a clinical practice, says H.E. Dr. Abdullatif Mohammed AlShamsi, president & CEO of HCT in the UAE.