Virtual Nursing

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Project Overview

Project Goal: Enhance the existing nursing program by integrating AI-powered virtual nursing technology to prevent patient falls and improve monitoring capabilities. This objective focuses on utilizing AI to provide continuous remote patient observation, enabling virtual nurses to monitor more patients simultaneously and identify fall risks in real-time. The AI system will support nursing staff by providing alerts for potential falls, ensuring timely interventions, and improving patient safety outcomes.

Sites: University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), Copiah County Medical Center (CCMC), and Appalachian Regional Health (ARH).

Center

  • The University of Mississippi Medical Center

Team

  • Saurabh Chandra, MD, PhD, MBA

Status

  • Active

Category(s)

Project Year(s)

  • COE Y2 2022-2023
  • COE YR 4 2024-2025