Workforce

While the short-term risk of being hit with a medical liability lawsuit is low, the risk increases over time, the survey showed.

The 17-health-system agreement is meant to provide opportunities for prospective hires who have faced barriers to employment.

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.  

Crothall Healthcare reports zero falls with injury from having a trained person in the room, says Lauren Prepchuk, head of Patient Observation.

All chief nursing officers she spoke to say their hospitals are standing up virtual nursing programs, says Brianna Zink of Infor. 

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.  

The HIMSS nursing informatics workforce survey shows a significant shift from pre-COVID-19 and a new focus on AI for the field, says Tammy Kwiatkoski, senior director of clinical informatics at HIMSS.  

HIMSS clinical informatics advisor Whende Carroll discusses how automation can help with documentation burden and its effects on patient care.

The benefit, according to Oscar, is the reduction in medical record turnaround time and provider burden.

Anne Snowdon, HIMSS chief scientific research officer, talks about how digital technology can help health systems address economic and workforce issues post-pandemic.