N!CA
Researchers
Elisabeth Mayrhuber MSc.
Prof.(FH) PD DI Dr. Stephan Winkler
Duration
Research Areas
Partners
Medical University Graz, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Institute of Nursing Science, Division of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine 2
FH OÖ, Campus Hagenberg, Bioinformatics Research Group
JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Institut HEALTH
UMIT Tirol, Institute for Medical Informatics
University of Vienna, Institute for Constitutional and Administrative Law
KAGes Steiermärkische Krankenanstalten m.b.H.
decide clinical Software GmbH
PH Predicting Health GmbH
Vetterli Roth & Partner AG
The Gepflegt Wohnen Group
The N!CA project addresses the increasing demand for nursing care in Austria, driven by demographic changes, chronic illnesses, and multimorbidity. At the same time, nurses face high workloads and low job satisfaction, with documentation demands being a major contributing factor.
N!CA aims to support nurses by reducing documentation burden and providing evidence-based decision support at the point of care. The project consists of three interlinked areas of work: 1) redesigning and simplifying nursing processes, 2) intelligent use of real-world data, and 3) developing digital tools for clinical decision support.
N!CA examines both acute and long-term care settings, focusing on how processes can be streamlined, automated, and supported by artificial intelligence. It also explores digital tools for patient involvement, personalized risk profiling, and nursing care assessment. The overall goal is to improve working conditions for nurses and support high-quality care delivery.
