AMIA is excited to highlight the recent work of several members, including AMIA 25x5 Chair Sarah Rossetti, RN, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA, FAAN, FIAHSI and former AMIA Board member and 25x5 member Kenrick Cato, PhD, RN, CPHIMS, FACMI, FAAN, multi-principal investigators of the CONCERN study, published in Nature Medicine. The study introduces an Early Warning System that transforms nurses' early observations into potentially life-saving insights. Conducted across two major health systems, the study found that the CONCERN system led to a significant 35.6% reduction in mortality risk, a reduction in average hospital stays by more than half a day, and a 7.5% decrease in sepsis risk. This innovative work aligns with AMIA’s 25x5 initiative, which seeks to reduce the clinical documentation burden on healthcare providers, as it underwent extensive user-centered design and does not require any additional documentation. By streamlining the process of detecting and responding to early warning signs, this technology improves patient outcomes and reduces the cognitive load on healthcare workers, enabling them to focus on what matters most—delivering quality care. Visit the Columbia website for more information.
AMIA commends the members who contributed to the study, noting that all authors are from Columbia University unless otherwise indicated: Sarah C. Rossetti, PhD, RN, Patricia C. Dykes, PhD, RN (Brigham and Women’s Hospital), Chris Knaplund, MPhil, Sandy Cho, RN, MPH (Newton-Wellesley Hospital), Jennifer Withall, PhD, RN, Graham Lowenthal (Brigham and Women’s Hospital), David Albers, PhD, Rachel Y. Lee, PhD, RN, Haomiao Jia, PhD, Suzanne Bakken, PhD, RN, Min-Jeoung Kang, PhD, RN (Brigham and Women’s Hospital), Frank Y. Chang, MSE (Brigham and Women’s Hospital), Li Zhou, MD, PhD (Brigham and Women’s Hospital), David W. Bates, MD, MSc (Brigham and Women’s Hospital), Temiloluwa Daramola, Fang Liu, MPH (University of Pennsylvania), Jessica Schwartz-Dillard, PhD, RN, Mai Tran, Syed Mohtashim Abbas Bokhari, PhD, Jennifer Thate, PhD, RN (Siena College), Kenrick D. Cato, PhD, RN (University of Pennsylvania).