Virtual nursing at Hackensack Meridian Health is making nurses and patients happy
05/15/25 at 02:15 AM
Virtual nursing at Hackensack Meridian Health is making nurses and patients happy
Healthcare IT News; by Bill Siwicki; 5/12/25
In-hospital nurses can focus on more critical tasks and direct patient care while virtual nurses handle the routine monitoring and documentation tasks. Patients appreciate more personalized support and the overall hospital experience. Hackensack Meridian Health has made a conscious effort to identify ways to streamline administrative tasks for its bedside teams, minimizing non-clinical burdens for frontline staff. ... Early results show virtual nursing supports faster discharging procedures, coordinated care planning and optimization of in-unit nursing time through the shifting of the documentation burden.