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56% Fewer IV Harm Events. 2,000 Hours Back to the Bedside | The 229 Podcast with Jennifer Jones, Kay Burke, and Rachael Hill

The 229 Podcast··21 September 2026·42 min

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September 17, 2026: Jennifer Jones (former system CNIO and VP, Integris Health), Kay Burke (VP and CNIO, UCSF Health), and Rachael Hill (CNIO and Director of Clinical Systems, North Mississippi Health Services) sit down with Sarah Richardson. What changes when clinical informatics helps shape enterprise strategy from the beginning, not after the technology is already chosen. Jennifer's IV pump work cut adverse infusion events 56%, returned 2,000 nursing hours, and avoided about $500,000 in harm cost. Key Points: 0:00 Why the CNIO belongs at the strategy table 4:20 Harmony HIT 4:50 Informatics in from the start 8:12 Don't design the hospital as an island 16:08 If we were designing this today 20:13 There were no nurses in the room 28:26 56% fewer IV harm events 31:20 AI acceptance is not generational 36:02 Go-live is not the ROI LinkedIn: 229Project Donate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer