As CNIO at UK HealthCare, Ms. Collins bridges nursing practice and technology, advising the chief nurse executive and leading the clinical informatics and IT education departments. In her first year, she spearheaded EHR optimizations that resulted in a 12% increase in best practice advisory actions, a 50% reduction in nursing admission documentation and a half-million-click reduction in three months. She also launched the nurse manager “Thrive” training program, which improved Epic utilization, dashboard engagement and workflow efficiency, earning her an invitation to present at the Epic users group meeting. A former pediatric critical care nurse and educator, she brings 12 years of frontline experience to her informatics leadership.
