Hey guys, We’re already hard at work updating the next version of our book. We’re adding more practice questions and will be including question/answer explanations on all practice questions. We’ll also be adding new content on topics such as: LIS/LIMS and choosing the best system eMPI mHealth Interfaces Emergency preparedness MACRA Pharmacy Information Systems Markov Chains […]
Resources for Quickly Learning About Markov Decision Processes
How well do you know your Markov Decision Process and Markov Chains? Because they are topics you will come across on the clinical informatics subspecialty exam. To better prepare you, we were thinking of putting together a big blog post discussing the topic but quickly realized that there are a lot of resources out there that can […]
Clinical Informatics Practice Questions Now Available
We’re pleased to announce that our first round of practice questions for the clinical informatics subspecialty board exam is now available. Each of the 50 new questions reviews your knowledge of a specific clinical informatics topic and offers an explanation of the concept and/or answer. Questions are presented in a multiple choice format – similar to what you’ll find […]
The Clinical Informatics Board Review Book is Now Available
It’s finally here. After nine months of outlines, writing, editing, graphic design, formatting and more writing, we’re proud to announce Clinical Informatics Board Review: Pass the Exam the First Time is now available. Over the course of 300 pages, we’ll cover everything you need to know to pass your board exam. From SQL […]
The Basics of Healthcare Economics for the Clinical Informatics Exam
Health economics and financing is a topic within the fundamentals of the clinical informatics core content. In particular it falls within the sub-topic of “The Health System”. As a physician, why should you care about health care economics? You probably understand the basics of economics like supply and deman, so why should health care be different? In […]
The Ultimate Guide to Getting Started in the Clinical Informatics Subspecialty
In this post, we’ll introduce you to the clinical informatics subspecialty, what becoming a board-certified clinical informaticist can do for you, and how you can go about getting this second board certification. We’ll cover the following three topic areas: What Clinical Informatics Is and Why You Need to Get Into It Applying for the Exam The […]
Flash Cards for the Clinical Informatics Board Exam
The Clinical Informatics Exam is fast approaching (some of you may have even already taken it). If you’re anything like us, you’re probably either freaking out or are super calm. But no matter what your state, flashcards can help you find out your weak areas. So… we created a few (84 of them, to be […]
Understanding the Clinical Informatics Core Content
The Clinical Informatics Core Content is the material every physician seeking a board subspecialty certification in clinical informatics must know and understand to pass the certification exam. Who Wrote the Core Content? There were two MDs, three PhDs, and two Masters degree recipients that developed the core content for the clinical informatics subspecialty board. Three of […]
The Clinical Informatics Board Exam: What You Need to Know About Leadership
The clinical informatics core content is organized into four fundamental elements. Unlike many other subspecialties where technical topics rule, clinical informatics places a strong emphasis on leadership and managing change. Why leadership? Because tackling many of the issues within clinical informatics such as new IT system implementations and completely re-engineering workflows requires not only technical […]
All About Change Management in Clinical Informatics…..Plus a Bonus Freebie to Get You Started
If you’re looking to take the clinical informatics board exam, you’re going to have to know about change management in two different ways. The first in the leadership/expectation management of large-scale organizational change and the second in the way of managing changes as a part of project management. We’re going to deal with the latter […]