In her role as CNIO at UCLA Health, Ms. Wellbaum leverages 25 years of experience to drive technology integration, patient safety and nursing innovation. She leads a board-certified, Epic-certified informatics team, overseeing a 50-member clinical training group to enhance EHR adoption and efficiency. Under her leadership, UCLA Health launched a real-time EHR alert system to reduce workplace violence, improving staff safety and situational awareness. Her “giving back time” initiative streamlined nursing documentation, allowing clinicians to dedicate more time to direct patient care, increasing both patient satisfaction and nurse retention. A leader in AI-driven nursing solutions, she heads an AI nursing focus group, ensuring safe and effective integration of emerging technologies.
