TDP140: CoxHealth’s Summer Blackerby and Gina Ellerbee: Launching a Virtual Nursing Pilot in 9 Days

Episode 140 of The Digital Patient - Stories from the frontline of Digital Patient Engagement - featuring Summer Blackerby, Chief Nursing Information Officer at CoxHealth, and Gina Ellerbee, Administrative Director of Nursing Practice and Professional Development at CoxHealth. Show notes 👇
[00:00:07] Introduction;
[00:00:47] Career motivations;
[00:04:18] Evolution of Virtual Nursing;
[00:10:49] Operational workflows and Scaling;
[00:19:33] Impact of Virtual Nursing;
[00:24:17] Technological integrations;
[00:31:20] Future of Virtual Nursing and Virtual Care;
[00:33:01] Feedback and program evolution;
Fast 5 Lightning Round:
1. Favorite Book:
Gina: Recommends "Swimmy" by Leo Lionni, a children's book with a message about teamwork and community.
Summer: Shares "The Shack" by William P. Young as a philosophical book she gifts during challenging times.
2. Person to Meet:
Both express a desire to meet Florence Nightingale to discuss her impact on nursing and quality improvements.
3. Preferred Superpower:
Summer: Chooses super strength to enhance resilience and help others.
Gina: Prefers super speed or the ability to clone herself to manage time and responsibilities better.
4. Healthcare Belief:
Summer: Discusses the unexpected complexity within healthcare and the public's often oversimplified view of medical processes.
Gina: Highlights the rapid pace of medical knowledge growth, with information doubling exceedingly fast, which she finds both incredible and overwhelming.
5. Last Film or TV Show:
Summer: Enjoyed "The Adam Project," starring Ryan Reynolds, finding it both humorous and well-crafted.
Gina: Jokingly refrains from mentioning a likely reality TV show, suggesting it's a guilty pleasure.