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Many hospitals and health systems are dealing with tight budgets, workforce challenges, and security issues. These and other challenges are getting increasingly complex and adding strain to an already-taxed healthcare ecosystem. How do you decide whether to invest in patients or care teams—or deliver optimal care or achieve your financial goals? In this complicated environment, it can be difficult to avoid getting distracted by minutiae, bureaucracy, and manual efforts.

Hot on the heels of the ServiceNow® Generative AI Controller and Now Assist for Search product announcements, I’m excited to announce our latest generative AI product: Now Assist for Virtual Agent. It builds on ServiceNow’s strategy to embed generative AI across the Now Platform® by helping to enable truly conversational self-service experiences.

Businesses rely on robust software solutions to enhance efficiency and streamline operations in the dynamic world of customer support and project management. Choosing the right software solution becomes paramount as businesses seek to optimize their customer support and project management efforts. Two prominent players in this arena are Zendesk and Atlassian. These companies offer comprehensive suites of tools tailored to different aspects of customer service and project management.

On behalf of ServiceNow Chairman and CEO Bill McDermott, and our executive leadership team, I’m honored to share that ServiceNow has been named to the prestigious Fortune 500® list for the first time in company history, joining an elite group of the largest companies in the United States. Since placement on this list is based on fiscal year revenues, ServiceNow’s inaugural appearance is evidence of our continued growth trajectory.

There’s a major disconnect between the promise of digital transformation in clinical care settings and the reality of hospital systems and clinics today. Nurse retention depends on bridging this gap. Many of us remember the first wave of digital transformation in healthcare, where paper and triplicate forms gave way to electronic charting. Although electronic medical records (EMR) systems are remarkable and essential, they don’t provide a complete digital solution for care providers.

Knowledge 2023 united thousands of ServiceNow customers and colleagues from all over the world at the first single global user conference in three years. ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott opened the show, and announcements about innovations enabled by the Now Platform didn’t stop. Three days of keynote sessions, fireside chats, roundtables, and demos offered something for everyone in attendance. Here are four key takeaways from this year’s flagship event.