S1E9: The Future of Nursing Is Virtual and It's Already Here | HealthTech2Care Podcast With Bert Fernandez

HealthTech2Care Podcast featuring Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, Chief Nursing Officer at Collette Health Christine Gall. DrPH, MS, BSN (Guest):  🌐 Collette Health: https://www.collettehealth.com 🔗 LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-gall-drph-ms-bsn-1742232   Bert Fernandez (Host): 🌐 HealthTech2Care: https://www.healthtech2care.com 🔗 LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bert-fernandez 🎥 YouTube:   https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care  🎙️ In this episode, Dr. Christine Gall breaks down how virtual nursing spans the entire care continuum—from non‑licensed virtual observation to complex inpatient support and home‑based chronic care—and how one set of equipment can power both observation and full virtual nursing at no extra cost. ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:48 What drew you to virtual nursing, and how did your path lead to Collette Health? 07:06 How do you define virtual nursing, and what does a strong model look like in practice? 13:07 What are your top recommendations for managing uncertainty when building virtual care models? 17:50 How do you balance AI and technology with the human side of care in high-acuity settings? 21:04 What support does Collette Health offer across virtual observation and virtual nursing? 23:25 What are the biggest misconceptions hospitals face when implementing virtual nursing? 27:04 Why shouldn't FTE reduction be the main metric for virtual nursing success? 30:28 What's your message to healthcare leaders thinking about the future of nursing and virtual care? 🔑 Highlights:  "If you asked 10 people to define virtual nursing, you'd get 10 different answers." Virtual observation as the eyes & ears of inpatient teams, scaling into complex nursing support Outpatient programs powered by telemedicine, RPM, & chronic care management Purchase once, pilot virtual observation, then flip on virtual nursing features—no new hardware Move from one‑on‑one sitters to monitoring 10–12 patients per observer, driving ROI and easing workforce strain 👉 Learn more about Collette Health: https://www.collettehealth.com 📺  Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more HealthTech2Care episodes:   https://www.youtube.com/@HealthTech2Care #VirtualCare #VirtualNursing #Telehealth #RPM #RemoteMonitoring #ColletteHealth #HealthTech2Care