Monthly Archives: July 2012
How to Search for an Informatics Position
So you’ve graduated with a masters degree in health informatics, medical informatics, nursing informatics, or healthcare informatics. The name of the degree does not matter. You are essentially looking for a job in healthcare informatics. And you wonder how to … Continue reading
Countdown: 128 Days Until Go-Live
We only have 128 more days until we turn on the new computer system. The days are speeding by. In fact, the entire year is moving fast. It’s getting stressful. We are almost in the 90 day milestone before go-live. … Continue reading
HIMSS Nursing Informatics Institute
This sounds like a great conference. If you live in the Texas area, I would consider attending this HIMSS conference. If you have colleagues who need to know more about how informatics is shaping the future of nursing, recommend they … Continue reading
American Nursing Informatics Association Call for Abstracts
ANIA is pleased to announce the “Call for Abstracts” for our Annual Conference for 2013. The conference will be held at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, TX, from May 2-4, 2013. Speaker and poster submissions are open today July … Continue reading
Countdown: 138 days before Go-Live
The last time I wrote about the countdown to the go-live was a few weeks ago. So much has happened in three weeks. I’ve continued to be busy with planning the Patient Education sessions in July. In June, we finished … Continue reading
Summer Institute of Nursing Informatics
Next week is the Summer Institute of Nursing Informatics. I attended a few years ago and unbelievably learned so much about the industry through nurse informaticists who work in the industry. You can earn up to 14.25 contact hours by … Continue reading
Lessons Learned at Go-Live
This past week I’ve learned so much from being an outsider at an inpatient go-live. Some of my lessons learned are: Workflows are key. From a project team perspective, know the different workflows of the institution, especially the ancillary workflows. … Continue reading
Networking Reception at Vanderbilt University
A networking reception in conjunction with a Nursing Informatics Boot Camp being held at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. This event is being held on July 13th from 5 – 7pm (CST). In addition to tasty appetizers and beverages, we have … Continue reading
10 Tips for a Successful Go-Live
I’ve experienced my first inpatient go-live at a small community hospital. I’ve compiled my notes and have come up with some tips for a successful go-live at your institution. 1.) Train your nurses according to their workflow. I suggest training … Continue reading
