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Summer Blackerby

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Chief Nursing Information Officer at CoxHealth
📍 Springfield-Branson, Missouri Area, United States

Summer Blackerby is the Chief Nursing Information Officer at CoxHealth, where she has gained national recognition for co-leading the development of a highly successful virtual nursing program. An award-winning innovator with a background in clinical informatics and a Master of Science, she focuses on leveraging technology to improve patient outcomes and staff satisfaction.

She is deeply passionate about her work, viewing her virtual nursing initiative as the most impactful work of her entire career. This drive extends to her community, where she advocates for programs that connect people and encourage them to push beyond their comfort zones.

Her virtual nursing program successfully reduced nurse turnover at CoxHealth from 20% to just 1.65%.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Chief Nursing Information Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Springfield-Branson, Missouri Area, United States
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Priorities

Topics Summer cares about

Virtual Nursing
Co-led the launch and expansion of a virtual nursing program at CoxHealth, a project she considers the most impactful work of her career.
Nurse Retention
Her virtual care initiatives are directly credited with drastically reducing nurse turnover and re-invigorating staff passion for their work.
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Career

Work history

1-2020
Chief Nursing Information Officer
CoxHealth
4-2015 - 1-2020
Operations Leader Si3 CoxHealth
Cerner Corporation
10-2013 - 4-2015
Strategist - Si3 CoxHealth
Cerner Corporation
7-2010 - 10-2013
IT Manager Clinical Applications
Cox Medical Center Branson
3-2008 - 7-2010
IT Clinical Project Manager
Skaggs Community Health Center
In the press

Media appearances

TDP 140: CoxHealth’s Summer Blackerby and Gina Ellerbee – Launching a Virtual Nursing Pilot in 9 Days, Scaling Virtual Care Beyond the Pilot, and Shifting From Task‑Based Workflows to Patient‑Centered Collaboration While Reducing Burnout. Featured in Seamless MD
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The Digital Patient: Summer Blackerby and Gina Ellerbee, CoxHealth. Featured in Healthcare Now Podcast (Listen Notes)
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Education
Certificate Program
Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
2021 - 2022
Master of Science
Western Governors University
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