The NursePitch initiative, led by HIMSS and the American Nurses Association Enterprise, is designed to increase nurses’ voice, opportunity and visibility in the digital health ecosystem by recognizing nursing-led and nursing-developed innovations.

Join 2024 NursePitch winner Ilana Borkenstein, RN, cofounder and CEO of M7 Health, as she discusses the nursing experiences that led her to become an entrepreneur and shares advice and insights for other nurses who might be interested in taking an entrepreneurial path as well.

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Talking points:

• The collaborative and networking opportunities that the NursePitch initiative provides
• How Borkenstein developed her company M7 Health’s platform to meet a specific need (staff scheduling) that she saw in the market
• Challenges that new nursing entrepreneurs may face in their journey and how to overcome them

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