Healthcare Innovation April 10, 2023
Hillary Ross, J.D., Wendy Kerschner

CNIOs–chief nursing informatics officers–can be instrumental change agents in addressing the myriad of challenges nurses and other clinicians face, argue Wendy Kerschner and Hillary Ross of WittKieffer

During the pandemic years, while forced to socially distance ourselves from one another, we became significantly more dependent on technology. The healthcare industry has followed this trend with an increased reliance on digital tools such as video appointments with physicians and home-based electronic monitors to care for patients. Even though these tools have been beneficial, they also come with consequences that the industry is grappling with, including an increase in documentation, untenably cluttered inboxes and an overabundance of alerts, data and devices.

While these challenges impact the entire healthcare industry, nurses...

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