{"id":241636,"date":"2026-07-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/kaiser-nurses-say-surveillance-of-them-is-undermining-healthcare\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T08:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:05:11","slug":"kaiser-nurses-say-surveillance-of-them-is-undermining-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/kaiser-nurses-say-surveillance-of-them-is-undermining-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaiser nurses say surveillance of them is undermining healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/economy\/technology\/2026\/07\/kaiser-nurses-workplace-surveillance-ai\/\">Kaiser nurses say surveillance of them is undermining healthcare<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/economy\/technology\/2026\/07\/kaiser-nurses-workplace-surveillance-ai\/\">https:\/\/calmatters.org\/economy\/technology\/2026\/07\/kaiser-nurses-workplace-surveillance-ai\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-09 08:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"calmatters.org\">calmatters.org<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Workplace Monitoring Concerns<\/strong>: Kaiser Permanente nurses raising concerns about their increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) for monitoring their work performance ahead of contract negotiations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Impact on Patient Care<\/strong>: Nurses allege that AI monitoring leads to time pressure on patient calls, potentially detracting from the quality of patient care and their empathy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Performance Evaluation Issues<\/strong>: It is reported that performance evaluations penalize nurses for taking longer calls, especially with patients in distress, to maintain lower average call times.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Union and Labor Actions<\/strong>: The California Nurses Association (CNA) is currently negotiating a new contract with Kaiser Permanente, with AI potentially being a significant issue. 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