# Virtual Nursing * **Definition:** Virtual Nursing refers to the use of technology, such as telehealth platforms and mobile applications, to provide nursing care and support remotely. This includes monitoring patients' health, providing education, and facilitating communication between patients and healthcare providers, thereby enhancing access to care and improving patient outcomes. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Virtual Nursing ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Virtual Nursing**, for healthcare technology leaders * 4K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/20/2025 | [**Talent Tuesday: Addressing the Nursing Shortage Through Virtual Nursing**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/talent-tuesday-addressing-the-nursing-shortage-through-virtual-nursing/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 5/19/2025 | [**Geisinger Moves Towards Virtual Nursing in Post-Acute Care - HealthLeaders Media**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/hlm-mastermind/geisinger-moves-towards-virtual-nursing-post-acute-care) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 5/14/2025 | [**VirtuAlly and Teledigm Health Forge Partnership to Bring Virtual Nursing to Rural ... - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/virtually-and-teledigm-health-forge-partnership-to-bring-virtual-nursing-to-rural-healthcare-systems-302454593.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/17/2025 | [**MUSC Builds on Success to Expand Virtual Nursing Across the Hospital**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/innovation/musc-builds-success-expand-virtual-nursing-across-hospital) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 4/7/2025 | [**ScribeEMR: Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Innovative Solutions**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/innovation/scribeemr-revolutionizing-healthcare-through-innovative-solutions/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/2/2025 | [**Virtual Nursing Programs Are Transforming Patient Care**](https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/virtual-nursing-programs-are-transforming-patient-care-2025a10007zt) | [[Medscape]] | | 3/30/2025 | [**AvaSure Acquires Nurse Disrupted to Advance Clinically-Developed Virtual Nursing Across Care Settings**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20250331801041/avasure-acquires-nurse-disrupted-to-advance-clinically-developed-virtual-nursing-across-care-settings) | [[Morningstar]] | | 3/17/2025 | [**As Virtual Nursing Becomes the Standard, Where Is It Going Next? - HealthLeaders Media**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/hlm-mastermind/virtual-nursing-becomes-standard-where-it-going-next) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 3/5/2025 | [**Virtual Nursing Will Be Nonnegotiable: Here's How CNOs Can Prepare - HealthLeaders**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/cno/virtual-nursing-will-be-nonnegotiable-heres-how-cnos-can-prepare) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 3/4/2025 | [**MD Anderson Cancer Center and virtual nursing - HIMSS 2025**](https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/md-anderson-cancer-center-and-virtual-nursing-himss-2025) | [[Chief Healthcare Executive]] | | 3/3/2025 | [**Vitalchat Secures Series A Funding Led by GHC Industries to Scale Virtual Nursing and Telehealth Solutions**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/03/03/vitalchat-secures-series-a-funding-led-by-ghc-industries-to-scale-virtual-nursing-and-telehealth-solutions/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 2/20/2025 | [**The Future of Healthcare: Pros and Cons of Virtual Nursing**](https://www.healthtechmagazines.com/the-future-of-healthcare-pros-and-cons-of-virtual-nursing/) | [[Health Tech Magazines]] | | 2/13/2025 | [**Vitalchat Secures Series A Funding Led by GHC Industries to Scale Virtual Nursing and ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vitalchat-secures-series-a-funding-led-by-ghc-industries-to-scale-virtual-nursing-and-telehealth-solutions-302375417.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 2/13/2025 | [**Vitalchat Secures Series A Funding Led by GHC Industries to Scale Virtual Nursing and ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vitalchat-secures-series-funding-led-130000140.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/16/2025 | [**Virtual Nursing Academy Unites Healthcare Leaders to Transform Digital Care Delivery**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/virtual-nursing-academy-unites-healthcare-leaders-to-transform-digital-care-delivery-302352225.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/16/2025 | [**Virtual Nursing Academy Unites Healthcare Leaders to Transform Digital Care Delivery**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/virtual-nursing-academy-unites-healthcare-143000880.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/16/2025 | [**Virtual Nursing Academy Unites Healthcare Leaders to Transform Digital Care Delivery**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20250116sf96290/virtual-nursing-academy-unites-healthcare-leaders-to-transform-digital-care-delivery) | [[Morningstar]] | | 1/3/2025 | [**Robert Goodman on LinkedIn: Generative AI in healthcare: Adoption trends and what's next**](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/robertbgoodman_generative-ai-in-healthcare-adoption-trends-activity-7280595413026451456--675) | [[Linkedin]] | | 12/30/2024 | [**Virtual Nursing is Here, Whether You Like It or Not - HealthLeaders Media**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/cno/virtual-nursing-here-whether-you-it-or-not) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 12/10/2024 | [**74f hospital leaders say virtual nursing will become integral to acute care**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/74-hospital-leaders-say-virtual-nursing-will-become-integral-acute-care) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 9/24/2024 | [**Virtual nursing: A strategic economic model for modern healthcare**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/nursing/virtual-nursing-a-strategic-economic-model-for-modern-healthcare.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 7/22/2024 | [**Top 3 Trends in Nursing in 2024, So Far - HealthLeaders Media**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/cno/top-3-trends-nursing-2024-so-far) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 7/3/2024 | [**How UCSF Health is Building Off Telemedicine to Boost Virtual Nursing Capabilities**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/cno/how-ucsf-health-building-telemedicine-boost-virtual-nursing-capabilities) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 6/28/2024 | [**Houston Methodist is Playing the Long Game With Virtual Nursing - HealthLeaders Media**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/innovation/houston-methodist-playing-long-game-virtual-nursing) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | | 6/25/2024 | [**Podcast: Here's What Health Systems Can Learn About Virtual Nursing**](https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/cno/podcast-heres-what-health-systems-can-learn-about-virtual-nursing) | [[HealthLeaders Media]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Virtual Nursing Academy**: An organization focused on enhancing virtual nursing education and certification. - **Valley Health**: A healthcare provider that launched a virtual nursing program to improve patient care. - **Sentara Health**: A health system implementing virtual nursing across its hospitals to enhance patient care and address workforce shortages. - **Akron Children's Hospital**: Utilizes virtual nurses to enhance patient care and reduce the workload of bedside nurses. - **Hackensack Meridian Health**: Partnered with Equum Medical and AvaSure to launch a Virtual Nursing Program aimed at enhancing nursing care delivery. - **Vitalchat**: A leader in virtual nursing technology, focusing on improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare provider workloads. - **UCSF Health**: Expanding its virtual nursing program to include adult and pediatric care, leveraging technology and electronic medical records to enhance patient care. - **MD Anderson Cancer Center**: A healthcare institution that has implemented a successful virtual nursing program. - **Nurse Disrupted**: A nurse-founded virtual nursing platform acquired by AvaSure to enhance its technology and expertise in the hospital-at-home market. - **Banyan Medical Solutions**: Offers a scalable virtual nursing model providing managed staffing and technology solutions for hospitals. - **Lee Health**: A healthcare system expanding its Virtual Nursing Program in partnership with Caregility to improve patient care and staff satisfaction. - **Providence Alaska Medical Center**: A healthcare facility that launched a virtual nursing program aimed at managing tasks like discharge planning, despite concerns from nursing staff about patient safety. - **Teladoc Health**: A telehealth provider whose technology is utilized in virtual nursing programs. - **University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)**: A healthcare institution implementing innovative virtual nursing programs, including Tele-ICU and Virtual Nursing, to enhance patient care. - **AvaSure**: A virtual nursing company that introduced 'Vicky', an AI-powered virtual care assistant to enhance patient interaction and streamline hospital operations. - **CommonSpirit Health**: Developing a strategic plan to integrate virtual nursing into their healthcare delivery model. - **Caregility**: A company focused on enhancing virtual care solutions, recently appointing a new Chief Nursing Officer to lead clinical teams. - **VSee Health**: A telehealth service provider that offers customizable virtual care solutions, including video consultations and remote patient monitoring. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Virtual Nursing Academy and nursing organizations**: A collaboration to create a standardized virtual nursing education and certification system to transform healthcare delivery. - **Virtual Nursing Academy and Nursing Organizations**: A partnership to create a comprehensive virtual nursing implementation framework for education and certification. - **AORN and VNA**: Collaboration to provide an advanced virtual nursing curriculum for perioperative services. - **AMSN and MSNCB**: Collaboration to establish the first virtual nursing certification pathway. - **Hackensack Meridian Health and Equum Medical**: Collaborated to launch a Virtual Nursing Program that integrates technology and compassionate care. - **HealthLeaders Virtual Nursing Mastermind**: A program that unites leading health systems to share insights and develop frameworks for enhancing virtual nursing initiatives. - **Collette Health**: Showcasing integrated virtual nursing solutions at the 2024 ANCC National Magnet Conference. - **Atrium Health and Singapore's Tan Tock Seng Hospital**: Showcasing virtual nursing programs to demonstrate effectiveness in enhancing patient care globally. - **AvaSure and Nurse Disrupted**: AvaSure's acquisition of Nurse Disrupted enhances its virtual nursing capabilities and expands into the hospital-at-home market. - **Johns Hopkins Medicine and Caregility**: A partnership to implement the Caregility Cloud™ virtual care platform across hospitals, supporting the Virtual Nursing program. - **Lee Health and Caregility**: This collaboration focuses on deploying telehealth devices to increase inpatient virtual care capacity, enhancing patient care workflows. - **VSee Health and Premier, Inc.**: Agreement to provide customizable telehealth services to enhance patient care. - **KeyCare and Deaconess Health System**: Partnered to provide 24/7 virtual urgent care services across all 50 states. - **VSee Health and EAP Provider**: VSee Health secured a contract to develop an integrated AI-enabled EHR and virtual care delivery platform. - **Andor Health and Vizient**: Awarded a national contract to implement Ambient AI and virtual collaboration technologies. - **Andor Health and Ballad Health**: Partnership to implement an AI-first virtual care platform in rural communities. - **hellocare.ai and major health systems**: Partnerships with health systems like AdventHealth and UCHealth to implement AI-assisted virtual care solutions. - **Arrowhead EMS Association and Avel eCare**: Collaborated to implement telemedicine services in ambulances across Northeast Minnesota. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Virtual Nursing Expansion**: Health systems are increasingly adopting virtual nursing as a cost-effective strategy to enhance patient care and maintain financial stability. - **Virtual Nursing Implementation Framework**: A standardized framework aimed at enhancing virtual nursing education and certification. - **Virtual Nursing Programs**: MD Anderson and Valley Health have successfully implemented virtual nursing programs to assist patients and support nurses. - **Virtual Nursing Command Centers**: Implemented by hospitals like Akron Children's to monitor patients and support bedside nurses. - **Virtual Nursing Curriculum**: AORN and VNA's curriculum focuses on enhancing quality and efficiency in surgical settings. - **Virtual Nursing Certification Pathway**: Introduced by AMSN and MSNCB to standardize competencies in technology-enabled care delivery. - **Hybrid Virtual Nursing Models**: Health systems like University Hospitals are expanding hybrid models that allow nurses to work both bedside and remotely. - **HealthLeaders Virtual Nursing Mastermind**: A program for health systems to evaluate progress and goals in virtual nursing initiatives. - **AI Integration**: The use of AI in virtual nursing is enhancing diagnostic accuracy and treatment planning, with companies like VSee Health focusing on integrating AI into existing workflows. - **Sanford Virtual Care Center**: A facility designed to enhance virtual care strategies and address rural health needs through innovative technologies. - **Team-Based Care Models**: Innovative staffing models like team-based care and telehealth nursing are being introduced to enhance care delivery. - **Tele-ICU Program at UAB**: Utilizes remote monitoring and telemedicine to improve critical care delivery and patient outcomes. - **AI-Powered Virtual Care**: AvaSure's 'Vicky' and hellocare.ai's platform utilize AI to improve patient interaction and streamline workflows. - **Telehealth Integration**: VSee Health's platform allows for rapid integration of telehealth solutions into hospital operations. - **AI-Powered Solutions**: Vitalchat's AI-driven virtual care platform aims to address staffing shortages and improve patient safety. - **Center of Digital Excellence (CODE)**: Launched by the ATA to develop best practices for patient-centered care and equitable access in virtual care. - **Telehealth Growth**: The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of telehealth, leading to innovations in remote patient monitoring and virtual care delivery. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Workforce Shortages**: The integration of virtual nursing is seen as a response to ongoing nursing shortages, but it raises concerns about increased workloads for bedside nurses. - **Burnout Among Nurses**: High levels of burnout among nurses are prompting health systems to implement virtual nursing as a potential solution. - **Nursing Shortages**: The ongoing nursing shortage exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic is driving the adoption of virtual nursing programs. - **Technological Limitations**: Concerns about the ability to effectively implement virtual nursing solutions. - **Logistical and Operational Challenges**: Health systems face complexities in scaling virtual nursing, including technology integration and scheduling. - **Physician Burnout**: Virtual nursing solutions aim to address physician burnout by providing 24/7 coverage and reducing routine care tasks. - **Patient Safety Concerns**: Nurses at Providence Alaska Medical Center have raised alarms about the potential risks to patient safety due to the implementation of virtual nursing amid staffing shortages. - **Slow Adoption Rates**: Despite interest, only a small percentage of hospitals have adopted virtual nursing as standard practice. - **Integration with Existing Workflows**: Effective communication and integration of virtual nurses into existing care teams are crucial for achieving positive outcomes. - **Job Satisfaction**: Many nurses express dissatisfaction with their jobs, and while virtual nursing is seen as a potential solution, it is not comprehensive. - **Regulatory and Reimbursement Issues**: Ongoing uncertainties in regulations and reimbursement policies pose barriers to long-term investment in telehealth and virtual nursing. - **Budget Constraints**: Smaller hospitals and rural health systems face challenges in implementing virtual nursing technologies due to limited budgets. - **Regulatory Compliance**: Healthcare providers must navigate complex regulations while adopting virtual care technologies. - **AI Implementation Risks**: Nurses across the U.S. are voicing concerns about the rapid integration of AI in healthcare, fearing it may jeopardize patient safety. - **Integration and Scalability**: Organizations face challenges in integrating virtual care platforms with existing systems and ensuring scalability. - **Financial Constraints**: Hospitals need to demonstrate a return on investment for new technologies. - **Data Privacy and Access Disparities**: As technology evolves, healthcare organizations must address issues like data privacy and access disparities while leveraging new tools. - **Data Privacy and Integration Issues**: Concerns regarding data privacy and the integration of AI technologies in healthcare settings. ## Related Topics [[Virtual Care]]; [[Virtual Healthcare]]