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Making patients aware of medications that are potentially dangerous is important, but alert fatigue poses a threat to physician wellness and burnout, says First Databank director of product management Anna Dover and NCH Healthcare System CMIO Dr. David Linz.

The health system uses ambient documentation, but whatever works for physicians is the most efficient system, says CIO Craig Kwiatkowski.  

A plant in Toledo, Ohio is being shuttered, with its 129 employees given notice.

These platforms have revolutionized the way physicians look at medical education in clinical practice, says Dr. Reza Ryan Sadeghian, principal health IT strategist at MITConn Consulting.

Remote monitoring, data capture and delivery of care services inside the home allows for site-agnostic care, says Dr. Maulik Majmudar, chief medical officer at Biofourmis.  

Rechtin has worked in close partnership with Humana's current CEO, Bruce Broussard, on the transition.

Kathleen McGrow acts as the workflow bridge from bedside to information technology, says chief nursing information officer at Microsoft, who also co-chairs a HIMSS innovation nursing advisory group.  

Dr. Hunter Cherwek, VP of clinical services and technologies at Orbis International, is helping, in partnership with FundamentalVR, to train ophthalmic surgeons in low- to middle-income countries via a tool.

Speedy health IT adoption means bridging the gap between education and practice to prepare the nursing workforce to provide care, says Olga Kagan, associate adjunct professor and consortial faculty at CUNY School of Professional Studies and HIMSS Changemaker award recipient.

Most nurses want better pay, and 35% say it's extremely likely they will change jobs this year.