symplr Unveils New AI-Powered Innovations at ViVE 2026

New workforce, contract, and access capabilities bring intelligence to high-burden healthcare workflows

Published on Feb. 23, 2026

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symplr, a leading provider of enterprise healthcare operations software, has announced new AI-powered innovations across its Operations Platform at ViVE 2026. The enhancements target critical back-end workflows in workforce management, contract lifecycle management, and vendor credentialing, aiming to address staffing shortages, financial pressures, and clinician burnout through intelligent automation, analytics, and AI.

Why it matters

As healthcare systems continue to face operational challenges intensified by fragmented systems and misaligned processes, symplr's new AI-powered innovations seek to streamline workflows, reduce manual burden, and enable organizations to focus more resources on patient care. The platform capabilities are designed to help health systems spend less time on administrative tasks and more time driving value for patients and staff.

The details

The new capabilities include a unified workforce management solution that combines symplr Workforce and symplr Smart Square, delivering AI-driven predictive scheduling, advanced open-shift management, and automation of complex payroll and labor policies. In contract lifecycle management, symplr Contract now features conversational AI, AI-assisted review and redlining, and streamlined vendor access with Smart Badge, which modernizes vendor entry while strengthening compliance oversight.

  • symplr acquired Smart Square in 2025.
  • symplr launched the Operations Platform in 2025.
  • The new AI-powered innovations were unveiled at ViVE 2026, held in Los Angeles.

The players

symplr

A leading provider of enterprise healthcare operations software and the developer of the new AI-powered innovations.

Robert Bart, MD

Chief Medical Information Officer at UPMC, who commented on the practical improvements of symplr's platform capabilities.

Theresa Meadows

CIO in Residence at symplr, who stated that the company's continued investments are transforming how hospitals operate.

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What they’re saying

“Operational efficiency isn't a single initiative; it's the sum of removing friction from dozens of everyday workflows. Platform capabilities that streamline staffing, reduce contract risk and cycle time, and strengthen real-time compliance visibility are practical improvements. They can help health systems like ours spend less time on administrative tasks and more time driving value for patients and our staff.”

— Robert Bart, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer

“Healthcare doesn't need AI layered onto broken workflows. It needs platform innovation built for the realities of healthcare operations. Our continued investments are transforming how hospitals operate with symplr—reducing friction, strengthening confidence, and multiplying impact for patients, clinicians, and staff.”

— Theresa Meadows, CIO in Residence

What’s next

symplr will be showcasing the new AI-powered innovations at the ViVE 2026 conference in Los Angeles, where attendees can visit the company's booth #1610 for live demonstrations.

The takeaway

symplr's new AI-powered innovations across its Operations Platform aim to address critical operational challenges in healthcare, such as staffing shortages, financial pressures, and clinician burnout, by streamlining workflows, reducing manual burden, and enabling organizations to focus more resources on patient care.