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The implications of a less inclusive physician workforce could worsen the projected nationwide shortage of more than 130,000 physicians by 2030, study finds.

Key factors are if AI is shown to reduce nursing burnout and educating staff on what the tech can and can't do, says Stephen Ferrara, associate dean of AI at Columbia University and past president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

IT helps nurses reduce their documentation burden and it's up to them to make sure the tech is running as effectively as possible, says Eric Gasser, RN, VP of IS and CIO at Wooster Community Hospital Health System.

If leaders are not looking at the whole enterprise, AI projects will fail to be successful, says Dr. Deepti Pandita, CMIO & VP of Clinical Informatics at University of California Irvine Health.

A federal agency finds Mercyhealth discriminated against employees by firing them for noncompliance on COVID-19 vaccinations.

Nurses know that if AI is used in the right way to understand patterns, it has positive benefits, says Kenrick Cato, nurse scientist, pediatric data and analytics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Managing the cost of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss is the top priority in pharmacy benefits, says Mercer survey.

Automated data exchange in the EHR gets patient information in front of clinicians at the point of care to support decision-making, says Megan Zakrewsky, VP of product for clinical data exchange for Veradigm.

Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine's Dr. Cole Zanetti discusses the need to train and educate patients, providers and the healthcare workforce about the promise of artificial intelligence.

Market research shows 19% have yet to put an AI governance framework in place, says Nicole Ramage, senior market insights manager at HIMSS.