About
I am a dual board-certified nurse executive and clinical informatics leader with more than 20 years of experience advancing health system strategy, digital transformation, and EHR optimization.
My work focuses on improving patient care, reducing clinician burden, and delivering measurable operational and financial results through thoughtful use of healthcare technology.
I bring a system-level perspective to initiatives spanning Epic optimization, clinical decision support redesign, mobile technology adoption, regulatory alignment, governance, and AI innovation.
I am known as a trusted bridge between clinical teams and technology, advocating for both patients and clinicians throughout the IT lifecycle so informatics solutions are safe, scalable, usable, and strategically aligned.
Nurse. Informatics leader. Executive. Digital transformation partner.
Selected impact
Examples of clinical informatics work that shape my perspective on technology, governance, adoption, and measurable value.
Reduced alert fatigue
Retired a falls alert firing more than 10 million times annually with no increase in falls after removal.
Technology optimization
Supported Epic optimization initiatives that replaced third-party applications with Epic-native solutions, resulting in more than $1.4 million in projected savings.
Mobile nursing transformation
Supported deployment of more than 500 clinical smartphones to improve mobility, communication, documentation timeliness, and clinician workflow.
Provider adoption
Built and led a provider support program that helped more than 100 physicians and advanced practice providers move from low to high EHR adoption in less than six months.
Shared governance
Established and led nursing informatics governance structures that brought frontline clinical voices into technology decisions.
AI governance
Helped establish evaluation processes focused on safety, privacy, workflow integration, accountability, and measurable value for clinical AI solutions.
Education and credentials
Education
- Doctor of Nursing Practice, Executive Leadership, Augusta University, expected December 2026
- Master of Health Informatics and Information Management, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Baptist Health Sciences University
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, University of Memphis
Certifications
- NEA-BC, Board Certified Nurse Executive Advanced
- NI-BC, Board Certified Informatics Nurse
- Epic Clinical Informaticist
- Epic Cogito
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Writing and current thinking
I publish most of my writing and professional commentary on LinkedIn, where I discuss clinical informatics, healthcare transformation, AI governance, workflow redesign, documentation burden, nursing leadership, and clinician experience.
Define the problem before solving it
Clinical informatics creates a necessary pause between urgency and action so teams can define, measure, analyze, and solve the right problem.
Read on LinkedInNurses need upstream influence in technology design
Nurses need to be involved before products are designed, business cases are built, and purchasing decisions are made.
Read on LinkedInAI cannot fix broken workflows
AI will not succeed if it is layered onto broken workflows, disconnected communication, unnecessary documentation, and fragmented patient experiences.
Read on LinkedInNursing care plans and the future of documentation
Nursing documentation needs to evolve from static care plans and compliance artifacts toward tools that better support real clinical work.
Read on LinkedInWhy is care still so hard to coordinate?
A reflection on the gap between healthcare technology investment and the persistent friction clinicians and patients still experience in everyday care coordination.
Read on LinkedInWho gets the recognition in healthcare transformation?
Sustainable transformation depends on governance, frontline engagement, implementation discipline, and the people doing the operational work behind change.
Read on LinkedInCurrent focus areas
Clinical AI governance
Evaluation models for safe, accountable, workflow-aware AI adoption.
Workflow redesign
Technology work that starts with the clinical and operational problem.
Documentation burden
Reducing low-value documentation and questioning documentation as a proxy.
Human-centered adoption
Designing technology implementation around clinicians, patients, and real work.
Professional philosophy
Technology should support clinical work, not create more of it. The most successful healthcare technology initiatives begin by understanding the clinical problem, engaging frontline users, and measuring outcomes that matter to patients, clinicians, and organizations.
Speaking and advisory conversations
I am interested in conversations with healthcare leaders, founders, investors, and product teams building technology that improves clinician experience, patient care, and healthcare operations.
Useful conversation areas
- Clinical workflow fit
- Nursing informatics strategy
- AI governance and evaluation
- EHR optimization
- Product usability in real healthcare settings
- Clinician adoption and change management
Advisory availability is limited and subject to appropriate conflict-of-interest review.
Connect
I share writing and professional updates on LinkedIn.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jaredhouck
Email: jaredhouck@gmail.com