Nurses at UCF Lake Nona Hospital created an AI‑powered tool called Nurse Handoff, which was expanded to 15 additional Florida hospitals in September, according to South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report. The tool was developed with frontline nurses and Google Cloud at HCA Healthcare’s first Innovation Hub located at the hospital. It extracts key details from a patient’s electronic health record, such as notes, orders and test results, and compiles them into a short report that can be reviewed on a secure mobile device during shift changes.
Nurses retain control of the handoff and all clinical decisions. Pilot participants rated the tool as factual and helpful, and new graduate nurses reported feeling more supported and prepared. The hospital’s CEO presented the tool at the State of Medical City expo in Lake Nona. The article notes that nurse handoffs occur about 24 million times a year across HCA Healthcare hospitals.
Press release issued by Lake Nona:
https://lakenona.com/coverage/lake-nona-nurses-help-build-ai-tool-now-used-in-15-more-florida-hospitals/
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