Health data breaches = Lost $$$, lost patient data, government scrutiny, lost patient and public trust, HIPAA fines, pain, stress, and lots of should haves, could haves, and would haves. Save yourself the pain and implement at least the three following security measures in your organization. Firewalls Firewalls control incoming and outgoing traffic based on an applied […]
Testing: What you Need to Know Before Your Next CIS Implementation
Ah, testing. It’s something you know you have to do, but not something you know a whole lot about, besides that it fixes things and prevents bad things from happening. We want to give you a little more information on testing so the next time you head into an IT meeting, you can understand some […]
Today’s Quick Refresher: Ethical Concepts and Theories in Health Informatics
One topic covered in the informatics subspecialty exam is the area of ethical concepts and theories. Considering we haven’t really read up on theories and concepts like these since undergrad, we decided to do a short little refresher with some terms as well as clinical applications. Enjoy! Ethical Concepts Ethical concepts are abstract thoughts and ideas […]
A List of Fellowships in Clinical Informatics
In 2018, a fellowship in an ACGME accredited program in clinical informatics will be required to sit for the certification exam. As of now, you may know that you can be “grandfathered” in to the speciality through documented experience, but this change will creep up on us sooner than we expect. So, how do you qualify […]
The Reference Materials You Need for the Informatics Board Exam
Chances are if you’re studying for the Clinical Informatics Sub-specialty Board Exam, you’ve come across the study guide from The American Board of Preventative Medicine that outlines the topics covered and the recommended references. We got curious in our studying and made an interwebz friendly list of the resources and where you can find them […]
Clinical Informatics Study Guide Sessions: A Visual Guide to the Clinical Informatics Board Exam
There’s a lot that is covered by the informatics board exam. Did I say a lot? Yeah, it’s a lot. I’m sure some of you have seen the outlines of what’s on the exam, but like you, I’m a visual learner and after a while of staring at words, I need something a little prettier. […]