Safety Net System Denver Health Selects Nabla's Ambient AI Assistant to Support Entire Clinical Staff's Wellbeing

Denver Health is Colorado’s leading safety-net health system, providing hospital and emergency care to vulnerable populations. With a network of hospitals and clinics, Denver Health delivers quality healthcare for patients who are uninsured, underinsured, or have limited access to care. A model for the future of safety-net health systems, Denver Health provided over $140 million in uncompensated care for more than 85,000 patients in 2023. Dedicated to innovation and equity, Denver Health has partnered with Nabla to transform care delivery for its clinicians and patients.

In numbers

PILOT
Duration
8 weeks
Participants
50
ROLL OUT
Specialties
Physicians, nurses and advanced practice providers
Total providers
2,000

Outcomes*

40%

reduction in note-typing time per patient encounter

82%

of clinicians felt less time pressure per visit

15 points

increase in patient satisfaction scores

*Following an 8-week pilot

“Within days, providers using Nabla experienced improved face-to-face interactions and noted considerable improvements with work-life balance. The partnership with Nabla enables us to streamline our processes and treat more patients.”

Dr. Daniel Kortsch
Ass. CMIO & AI Officer  at Denver Health
Dr. Daniel Kortsch
Ass. CMIO & AI Officer  at Denver Health

“Within days, providers using Nabla experienced improved face-to-face interactions and noted considerable improvements with work-life balance. The partnership with Nabla enables us to streamline our processes and treat more patients.”

Why they chose Nabla

Significant burden reduction

Denver Health clinicians experienced a a 13% reduction in after-hours "pajama time," during the pilot allowing more focus on care and improved work-life balance.

Seamless EHR integration

Nabla’s deep Epic integration eliminates back-and-forths with the EHR and the AI assistant, reducing note-taking time by 40% with accurate, streamlined documentation.

Impact on patient care

Nabla’s multilingual support improves communication with non-English speaking patients, while patient instructions in their preferred language build trust, engagement, and better health outcomes.

What’s next?

Nabla will expand support to nursing and call center teams, enhance coding optimization for Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) and Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC), and collaborate with Denver Health to refine note templates to better address transgender patient care needs.

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