The 2nd Annual ANA Innovation Awards

Kathleen Puri, MSN, RN: A bedside nurse and nursing educator with more than 30 years of experience, Puri knows that clean hands are the best way to prevent deadly hospital- acquired infections. Her creation, Fitsi, is a bedside caddy that allows patients in various health care settings to easily clean their own hands and access and store their personal items, such as cell phones and glasses, without the assistance of a caregiver. Fitsi can help reduce the risk of infection and patient falls, while improving the patient experience and saving providers time.

Michael Wang, MBA, MSN, RN, and Paul Coyne, DNP, MBA, MSF, RN, AGPCNP-BC: Wang and Dr. Coyne designed iN to address the preventable patient injuries and medical errors they witnessed as bedside nurses. iN is a wall-mounted device placed directly behind the patient’s bed. It uses computer vision to detect potential risks to patients, while simultaneously aggregating data from electronic health records and other medical devices. Through predictive algorithms, iN can help staff mitigate the risk of medical errors, assess patient workloads, and enhance staffing.