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The Indiana health system has seen an 86% drop in time to complete notes, with after-hours documentation time plunging by 34%. And documentation turnaround has improved by 87%. Says one provider: "I was sold after just one patient. It was such a relief."

When data analysts and clinicians build trust and rapport, they can design safer patient care tools that make their jobs easier, say Dr. Vinay Vaidya and Dr. Wendy Bernatavicius of Phoenix Children's Hospital.

Automated functionalities and analytic tools are soon coming to EMC Healthcare's EMR system. 

Banner Health's "Text the CEO" program enables patients and visitors to contact executives directly with praise, complaints or other comments regarding their experiences. Amy Adashek-Pinn, senior digital product manager, explains.

Ferdinand Hamada, managing director of the healthcare, pharma and life sciences sector at MorganFranklin Cyber, shows how the current HIPAA rule lays the groundwork for a new forward-looking approach as the stakes are ever higher.

Nurse involvement in new clinical tool development can help ensure that they fit into their workflows, says Darren Batara, nursing innovation and informatics manager at Stanford Healthcare.

Also: Ambience Healthcare's AI platform is now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.

Anika Gardenhire, RN, chief digital and information officer at the 30-hospital health system, is working to improve the provider and patient experience with ambient listening, augmented intelligence and more.

The Korean hospital has fully automated its online medical records issuance system to improve the patient experience.

Anika Gardenhire, RN, chief digital and transformation officer, offers her perspective on improving IT support for the clinician and patient experience, and insights on data informing decision making for operational processes.