A lot has changed in the past 5 years. Pumpkin Spice Lattes have become a staple of autumn, Siri has become the friend we talk to most, IVs and other instruments have become computerized, and the requirements of nursing have increased dramatically—requiring your nurses to be equipped with higher levels of responsibility, accountability, and knowledge.

With help from Nelnet, Linseed Capital, the Nebraska Angels, and other strategic investors, Lincoln, Nebraska based Nobl has successfully completed their Series A funding round — positioning themselves for accelerated growth while allowing for significant new hires and novel software development. Nobl has doubled the size of their development team and has successfully hired additional client services, sales, and business development positions.

This National Nurses Week we celebrated by honoring nurses all across the country for their compassion and relentless commitment to care for those in need.

We continued our annual tradition of bringing cookies to all of our nurses, which prompted — as always — laughs, smiles, and even some high fives. Nurses deserve cookies everyday. We also had the opportunity to speak with nurses that use Hourly Rounding about why they got into nursing and what their most memorable moments have been since they began their careers.

When the bell chimed at AONE 2015, it chimed loudly: Healthcare-driven organizations must adapt to navigate the emerging value-based landscape driven by federal healthcare policy. Organizations who implement these solutions understand the value in leveraging existing technology with innovative software.