Duke Health CNE: AI-Driven Staffing Tools Can Reduce Overtime, Improve Retention
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Contributed by: Kate Gamble
Summary
The healthcare sector faces a pressing challenge of increasing patient demand amid a declining clinician workforce, worsened by an aging population. Traditional staffing solutions are proving inadequate due to high costs and overwhelming needs, prompting the industry to explore innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and virtual care platforms. The integration of these tools can improve efficiency, facilitate remote patient care, and enable clinicians to concentrate on high-skill tasks while maintaining essential human connections. For these advancements to succeed, a reliable infrastructure is needed, emphasizing the role of technology in enhancing both patient safety and care delivery.