Northwell Health's Elise Boventer: Integrating Informatics Into Care Can Help Reduce Burnout
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Contributed by: Kate Gamble
Summary
Dr. Elise Boventer, an internist and medical informatics strategist at Northwell Health, advocates for the integration of informatics into healthcare to address systemic challenges like physician burnout and care complexities. Inspired by patient safety expert Dr. Gordon Schiff, she highlights the transformative potential of digital health technologies, particularly through the transition to the Epic electronic health record (EHR) system. Boventer believes that empowering healthcare professionals and patients with these tools is essential to improving practice environments and enhancing overall care delivery. Her work underscores the critical need for physician involvement in digital health initiatives to ensure that technological solutions effectively meet the needs of the healthcare system.
