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. […]
Cartoon: Which Balls Get Dropped When We Juggle Too Much?
Today’s thought of the day…. What happens when we try to juggle too much? Which balls get dropped? Which of these activities are key to long-term sustainability? What is the strategic plan to build a better system to hold all the balls?
Let’s Talk Salary. How Much do Analysts in Healthcare Informatics Really Make?
Well, since you’re going for an analytics analyst position, we figure that you would like some data on your possible future salary. DATAAAAAA w00t! We put together a brief synopsis of the current salary environment for healthcare analytics specialists. Note that this does not cover every single possible healthcare analyst position, but is meant to […]
Should You Get Your Graduate Degree in Clinical Informatics?
Reasons to Go To Grad School for Informatics You Do Not Have Experience in the Healthcare Field or don’t have a technical background Clinical/medical/healthcare analytics is growing like crazy and there’s a serious need for qualified candidates. Even without a healthcare or technical background, a graduate degree in informatics shows employers you understand the topics […]
ELI5 Series: Clinical Decision Support Systems
So you’re telling me now that we have an EHR we need a CDS too? Wtf is a CDS? What is Clinical Decision Support (CDS)? CDS Roadmap Definition of CDS: Clinical decision support (CDS) is an expert system that provides “clinicians, patients, or individuals with knowledge and person-specific or population information, intelligently filtered or present at appropriate […]
ELI5: Meaningful Use
If you work in healthcare, you’ve probably heard this phrase thrown around a bit before. You know meaningful use is something that your organization must comply with to receive $$, but what is it really? Simply put, providers and hospitals must show that they are using their Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in a “meaningful” way […]
ELI5 Series: HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act HIPAA. A necessary evil in the world of healthcare in the digital age. Necessary because it protects the privacy and safety of millions of individual’s Personal Health Information (PHI). Evil because your organization will spend a lot of time and money on making sure you comply to the […]
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Become a Clinical Informaticist
Being an informaticist can really suck at times…especially those times where you have to use your creative juices and problem solving muscles to figure out solutions that will help real people lead happier and healthier lives. Of course we’re being sarcastic because we think helping others is our primary mission in live. So, if you […]
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