Workforce Development

Lumeon Chief Growth Officer Greg Miller discusses reluctance in healthcare leaders to apply automation, but explains that the technology can take over manual, repetitive tasks for physicians while yielding more predictable and reliable outcomes.

Wendy Deibert, chief nursing officer at Caregility, relays what nurses need to reduce burnout, and how virtual care and technology can supplement tasks to ease nurse fatigue, improve the patient experience and streamline healthcare delivery.

Sam Glassenberg, founder and CEO of Level Ex, discusses Apple's new augmented reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro, and its possible use in healthcare, including training and educating providers and assisting with surgical procedures.

Sepi Browning, IT director/business partner at Piedmont HealthCare, declares education, networking and volunteering opportunities as just a few of the benefits of becoming a member of a HIMSS Chapter.

The first product from the health system's department of care transformation and innovation can predict the load of a hospital within 72 hours and then match that load with a clinical team, says Dr. John Doulis.

Lisa Stephenson, CNIO at Houston Methodist, talks about her work with the HIMSS nursing informatics committee and how informaticists help healthcare leaders focus on adopting technology that will reduce, not add to, clinicians' burdens.

Dr. Colin Banas, chief medical officer at DrFirst, discusses how his company uses AI to automate tasks such as processing prescription refills, which prevents medication errors and reduces clinicians' administrative burden.

Dr. Wonchul Cha, CMIO and director of the Digital Innovation Center, and Dr. Meong Hi Son, vice director of the Digital Transformation Center, both from Samsung Medical Center, explain how leveraging robots lessens nurses' workload.

Tony Black, director of federal healthcare for Kyndryl, discusses how conferences like HIMSS23 empower healthcare professionals to network, learn from each other and discuss ideas, and offers suggestions for expanding these opportunities.

Sandra Johnson, SVP of client services for CliniComp, outlines how the pandemic and increased documentation requirements have impacted clinicians' job satisfaction and the top three pain points all new EHR solutions should address.