AI That's Revolutionizing the Patient Chart

What if nurses could instantly understand a patient's entire two-year history, not by digging through endless notes, but with a single click?

That's the reality being created by EKAM, a new AI tool at Hackensack Meridian Health. Working directly with its data science team, we've leveraged Google's machine learning technology to create a tool that reads and synthesizes two years of complex provider notes in seconds. It's a revolutionary step in freeing clinicians from their keyboards.

This month, Hackensack Meridian John Theurer Cancer Center Margia Fonseca R.N, MSN, OCN is hitting the road on an "EKAM Tour" to bring this technology directly to nurses at all Hackensack Meridian Health sites. This isn't just about new software; it's about starting a movement to restore the human element to healthcare.

According to Margia "We're not just saving clicks; we're restoring the human connection in healthcare. By using machine learning to instantly synthesize a patient's story, we're freeing providers from the keyboard and putting them back where they belong—face-to-face with the patient, focused on care, not clerical work."