AI-powered technology is a critical tool in a health system’s toolbox to help close the staffing gap. One-third of the nursing workforce is expected to retire within the next 10-15 years, and this long-term challenge cannot be solved with recruitment and training alone. By utilizing AI to optimize staff scheduling, smooth workloads, and eliminate administrative tasks, this technology can help a constrained workforce work smarter and more strategically. What does this look like in practice? Reducing reliance on travel nurses, doing more with less, and spending more time at a patient’s bedside than at a desktop. 

However, successfully implementing these solutions requires seamless integration into clinical workflows and deft change management that shifts overburdened staff from skeptics into champions. This conversion will explore why AI must play a critical role in helping a constrained workforce operate at top of license, and how technology partners can set up both the system and frontline staff for success.