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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.

Loyal, a platform helping health systems and hospitals connect with patients, and AI-enabled pathology company PathAI adds new leadership.

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.

Also, Vuno is developing health content for chronic disease patients on Hativ Care.   

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.