Contributed by Ascom

The U.S. nursing cliff is quickly approaching, and in order to continue to provide the high-quality healthcare the U.S. has pioneered for decades, change is needed. To address this challenge, we need a layered approach, and no one thing will be the magic bullet that solves the nursing shortage. And it won’t happen overnight. Two important ways to address this issue are to build a pipeline early for talent for the field and to enable the nurses who are in the profession today through technology – technology to make their workflows more efficient, more automated and more secure by providing a safety net for human error.

Read more about how technology can help in this Forbes article by Ascom’s Managing Director, Kelly Feist.

About Ascom

Ascom is North America‘s leading healthcare Information and Communication Technology (ICT) provider, delivering integrated workflow intelligence via services and applications that connect and mobilize healthcare professionals to improve patient safety and satisfaction. Our research and development yield a broad range of innovative technologies for call systems, medical device integration, and wireless and professional messaging solutions designed to optimize mission-critical processes and boost clinician productivity.

Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Ascom North America is part of Ascom Wireless Solutions, a division of the Switzerland-based Ascom Group AG.

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