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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.

Grady Burrows, executive director of HIT in the CLE, talks about creating a demand-driven model for diverse, local IT teams and his work with colleges and employers to build a career pipeline for youth.

Dr. Jay Bhatt, managing director at Deloitte, shares recommendations on how businesses can realize productivity and retention benefits by boosting health equity for their employees.

What I Run's director of corporate communications, Janet Hohmann, and Edifecs' director of product marketing, Elaina McMillan, discuss the importance of data sharing for reducing cost and improving patient experiences.

Also, Coviu and Alcidion have integrated their remote patient monitoring solutions.

Toby Eadelman, CTO at AvaSure, discusses how AvaSure's digital offerings can help hospitals optimize their on-site acute-care nurses' workflows amid staffing challenges.