The Beat

Live at ViVE: Empowering Nurses Through AI Innovations with Mary Varghese Presti, SVP & GM

Episode Summary

Discover how AI is revolutionizing the nursing industry to address workforce shortages and burnout. On this episode of The Beat, recorded live at ViVE 2024, Mary Varghese Presti, SVP & GM at Dragon Medical, discusses the challenges facing the nursing industry and how artificial intelligence can be used to address these challenges. Throughout this interview, she shares her insights into the workforce shortage, burnout, and the importance of developing solutions tailored to nurses' specific needs. Mary also discusses the role of AI in improving patient care, the responsible implementation of nursing technology, and the exciting technological innovations that can change the healthcare landscape. Learn how AI is tackling nursing challenges and shaping the future of patient care. Don't miss out!

Episode Notes

About Mary Varghese Presti:

As GM of Dragon Medical, an AI-powered voice assistant used by clinicians to document in the EHR, Mary Varghese Presti leads the development of AI-based clinical workflows for Microsoft Healthcare & Life Sciences. Mary is a seasoned healthcare executive whose career spans nursing, policy, pharma, and tech.

Things You’ll Learn:

• How the influx of new nurses due to the pandemic was followed by burnout, leading many to leave the profession.
• Why the development of AI solutions tailored to nurses’ specific needs should focus on hands-free, eyes-free documentation, allowing nurses to prioritize patient care, personalized to their workflow.
• How exciting technological innovations like virtual nursing and AI promise significant improvements in patient care and outcomes by transforming care delivery, supporting providers, and enhancing the patient experience.
• Why it’s important to ensure that nursing technology with AI is implemented responsibly, prioritizing inclusiveness, fairness, transparency, security, and privacy.
• How artificial intelligence and machine learning could have a tangible impact on healthcare providers and patients, with the potential to augment and enhance the work of healthcare professionals.

Resources:

• Connect with and follow Mary on LinkedIn.
• Follow Nuance Communications on LinkedIn and visit their website.