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Digital Health Transformation: The Vital Role of Nursing in Achieving a Safer Patient World

Healthcare has pivoted significantly to digital offerings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Robert Nieves, JD, MBA, MPA, BSN, RN - October 19, 2022 1 mins

Big data … digital health … an increasingly empowered patient population … these are just some of the significant ways in which the healthcare landscape has needed to pivot sharply in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nursing plays a key role in patient care – yet are nurses adequately trained to incorporate new health technologies into their daily processes? Should they take on a leadership role in digital transformation – if so, what characteristics might they need? And how can such leadership help achieve a safer patient world?

These are some of the burning questions addressed by Robert Nieves, VP of Health Informatics for Clinical Solutions at Elsevier, who also reveals the findings uncovered by Elsevier Health’s recent Clinician of the Future report and the steps and innovations needed to help improve clinical outcomes.

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Written by

Robert Nieves, JD, MBA, MPA, BSN, RN

Written by

Robert Nieves, JD, MBA, MPA, BSN, RN

As VP of Health Informatics for Clinical Solutions at Elsevier, Robert Nieves leads the global strategic direction for health informatics and the integration, delivery and optimization of Elsevier solutions within various HIT platforms. He has nearly three decades of clinical experience as a registered nurse working in critical care, emergency services, community case management, long-term care and home care, and 15 years of direct clinical informatics experience in the design and integration of evidence-based content within various electronic health records.