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Through bidirectional integration with Epic, the Chicago-based health system will trial Suki's AI assistance across workflows in 30 specialties, which could achieve a 72% reduction in time spent on clinical documentation, the company said.

As Kaiser Permanente closes its acquisition of the Pennsylvania-based IT innovator, Gesinger will be the first health system to join the nonprofit organization, which was created by Kaiser to speed the adoption of value-based care nationwide.

Symplr uses AI and predictive analytics to perform mundane tasks such as time card management for nurse managers. This allows them to spend more of their time on direct patient care, says Tony DiGiorgio, the company's chief architect.

And technology is key, as the health system's new Consumer Data Hub provides a secure 360-degree view of the patient, while its new Enterprise Data Fabric unifies diverse data sources – offering immediate access and enabling advanced AI-powered analytics.

Also, Indian cancer care network HealthCare Global Enterprises has come out with a new mobile application. 

The award recipient, Gabriela Wilson, health and public health informatics director at the Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics, discusses how she was inspired to form data-driven public health partnerships both local and global.  

Technology and informatics play a pivotal role in nursing, and nurses need to be in on the design and testing of new digital tools, says Connie White Delaney, dean and professor, University of Minnesota School of Nursing.

"What data do you have? Where is it located? How do you get to it? And is the data fit for purpose? Data doesn't need to be perfect to be useful. But you don't ever want to use data that's not perfect and not know it."

Nurse informaticists should have a voice in selecting new technologies such as AI to ensure they address bias and capture accurate data, says Mary Joy Garcia-Dia, program director of nursing informatics at NewYork-Presbyterian.

So you've decided to build internally. Now what? Product management partnerships, devoted teams and future planning for technology refreshes will be key.