Category Archives: Career
Lessons Learned
Last week, I wrote about my trials finding a job in nursing informatics. If you missed my two part posts, you can read the first part here and the second part here. This week I will write about my … Continue reading
365 Days
{image: credit} Well this is it. The countdown begins. In 365 days, my hospital will go-live with our new healthcare software. Our go-live has been in the works for some time now but the countdown to December 2, 2012 … Continue reading
Transition from Clinical to Technology – Part II
In my previous post, I wrote about my obstacles finding a job in nursing informatics. After I stopped thinking about finding a new job 24/7, I finally found one in New York City. Well, it wasn’t instant but I did … Continue reading
My Two Conflicting Worlds – Part 1
{image: credit} *This blog post will be a three part series on how I transitioned from bedside nursing to the information technology sector. I was inspired to write my own story after someone read my previous blog posts in this … Continue reading
Differences between Healthcare Informatics versus Nursing Informatics
In my previous post, I wrote I am a nursing informatics graduate. Some people may be wondering what the difference is between nursing informatics and healthcare informatics. Nursing informatics is a specialty within nursing that integrates nursing science, computer science, … Continue reading
How to Break Into Healthcare Informatics
Have I piqued an interest in healthcare informatics? I will use the terminology of healthcare informatics and nursing informatics interchangeably. After hearing a talk from the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) at the Cleveland Clinic this year, my sister is attending … Continue reading
Journey into Nursing Informatics
{image: credit} Hello, my name is Anna and this is my first post on this blog. I am a nurse informaticist and passionate about marrying healthcare with technology. I wanted to start this blog with an introduction to my journey … Continue reading
33 Essential Web Sites to Find Health Informatics Jobs
If you aspire to work in healthcare, but also have a knack for information technology and computer science, perhaps you should consider a career as a health informaticist, with opportunities in both private and public health sectors. Health informatics jobs … Continue reading
Top 50 Health Informatics Blogs
If you are involved in health informatics, it can help to read various blogs on the subject. Health informatics combines a number of disciplines, including medical science, health care, information science and computer science. The idea is to combine technology … Continue reading
25 Free Open Courseware Classes on Health Informatics
Health informatics is a fascinating field, representing the intersection of computer science, information science and health care. Sometimes it is called medical informatics. Health informatics began in the 1950s, as microchips and computers began to emerge. However, the field didn’t … Continue reading
