I’m currently in undergrad and recently found out that my college has a HIM program. I was originally a computer science major but decided to pivot because no one I know with a CS degree can find a job. Companies are also offshoring jobs. I don’t know what the future of CS/IT looks like. Also, now that AI is growing, many entry-level CS jobs will be extremely difficult to come by.

I’ve worked for two major healthcare companies. My experience plus my background in CS has made me really interested in potentially changing my major to HIM. The healthcare industry is way more recession proof and stable. I sort of see HIM as a cross between health sciences and computer science. The plan is to get my bachelors in HIM and get a masters in health informatics. The thing is I don’t know if this is a degree worth taking out thousands of dollars of student loans for. HIM positions I see online only require a high school diploma and maybe a few certs. Would it be smarter to go that route? Has anyone had success with their degree?

I am having a hard time finding anyone who works in this field, hopefully someone is in here.

I have a training question I hope someone can help me with. I already have my bachelor's degree and several years in the medical field. I would like to make a pivot in my career to ODS and I am curious if there is an advantage to completing the certificate program at the University of Cincinnati vs taking it through AHIMA. I love to hear if anyone had any thoughts to share?

Hello! My NextGen autoflow prompts to check a patient in keep popping up on separate screens, between each step. So i’ll click one step, and then it’ll pop up on my other desktop screen. Then i’ll click the next, and it’ll go back to the other one. And back and forth. Minor issue, but still irritating! Does anyone know how to fix this? If I drag the prompt over to my other screen, it doesn’t stay that way for the next one/next patient. I’ve already called IT like 3 times this week and don’t want to call again for something so minor😅

Hi,

I need to complete an internship for my degree. I am limited in my opportunities due to my location. Any leads on where I should look for remote internships specific to this field? I have a in-person internship interview lined up next month but the 1hr+ commute is iffy. I'm going to go for it regardless but I really would rather pursue something more on the research side rather than be around patients and in person.

Did anyone else have to do an internship?

Just curious what people in the field think. I had a phone screen for a Clinical Applications Analyst position at my current hospital and I’m really excited about the position. They’re supposed to get back to me later this week or early next week, and if they move forward with me I’ll interview with the team.

My background is in healthcare - I’ve been a Radiologic Technologist for years and recently graduated with my BS in Computer Science. During that degree I received the CompTIA Project+ and ITIL Foundations certifications.

Before the phone screen I felt pretty confident of my chances - my experience, the CS degree with the certs, and the fact that I spoke with the supervisor before the job was posted. However, during the phone screen the supervisor told me they had a lot of applicants, plus she received two internal resumes that same day. Now I can’t help but worry that my lack of direct Analyst skills is going to prevent me from getting the job.

Does anyone have any advice or insights to share? Thanks in advance.

I'm a physical therapist and I've worked at a hospital that uses epic for the last 4 years. I am interested in becoming an epic analyst and I often see job postings in my organization for these roles. How should I go about increasing my chances of landing an interview? Should I email current analysts in my org and see if they'd be willing to chat about their experience? I work in the SE US and willing to share the hospital system I work at if anyone out there has leads on employment opportunities.

Hey all, I'm diving into cybersecurity challenges specifically for healthcare organizations, and I'd love to hear your experiences and insights. Here are a few trends I've come across that seem relevant:

• 386 cyber-attacks reported against healthcare facilities so far in 2024, with ransomware and data theft at an all-time high of third-party breaches** in 2023 impacted healthcare organizations, the highest of any sector
• The cost of a single cyberattack for healthcare orgs is approximately $4.7M.

For those of you in healthcare IT, I'd love to know:

1. What's keeping you up at night in terms of cybersecurity threats? Have you noticed an increase in certain types of attacks?

2. Balancing compliance with limited rescuers: How are you handling HIPAA and other regulatory requirements on a tight budget?

3. I read that 71% of organizations are now implementing training to reduce risks. Has this been effective?

4. With budget constraints, how are you approaching the integration of legacy systems with newer security tools?

If anyone has managed to successfully navigate these challenges or has ideas on emerging solutions, I'd love to hear about them.

I would love to transition into Healthcare IT! Any Advice or Suggestions is Greatly Appreciated! I have applied to approximately 50 jobs with no luck.

Hello,

My company has recently begun providing a WIFI-capable floor cleaning machine to healthcare facilities in the US. We’re beginning to see requests for a SOC2 report which is new territory to us. I am curious to know if SOC2 is the most commonly requested/required in healthcare IT? Should I focus on something else like ISO27001?

My company is small so financially speaking we want to target whichever is most common but I’m not sure where to begin to even find out. Any help would be appreciated!

Hey everyone, I work as a data analyst for a non-profit behavioral health center with serious data issues. We're a pretty decent size organization, servicing around 3000 patients annually, but don't mistake our size for competency. I've been there for about four years, and it's been a nightmare from day one. Since starting out as the organization's sole data analyst, I've been working to increase the use of data in leadership's day to day decisions(which is kinda backwards since they hired me). As the only technical person on staff besides the IT department - also made up of only one person (a whole other issue) - part of my journey has been to shift towards data engineering as it lightens my analytics role considerably by providing easy access to data. Easy access means I can jump on those few opportune moments where leadership actually show interest in data.

However, due to limited resources, significant data quality issues, and, mostly, very little interest/trust in the data itself, I've been forced to do all the data engineering/encouragement in less than ideal ways. I'm curious to hear the communities' feedback. Are these issues specific to Nonprofits, Behavioral Health clinics, or is it found across the industry? I spoke with a number of other agencies and they all seemed to have similar problems.

If you're curious to hear more details about the dysfunction and my process, check out my article below:

Nonprofit Data Analytics - Dysfunction with No One to Blame.

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Looking to get into a directors role for Epic EHR and I’d love to hear from current directors or those who have worked closely with Directors: What are some of the things a successful director is able to accomplish and do? What are some pitfalls and struggles you have faced? What is something you wish you had known and would have told yourself earlier?

Hi folks - I’m a project manager in healthcare IT, and curious to know if anyone has leveraged AI tools for big go-lives for larger, more transformational projects. If so, I’d love to hear what you used and how - like chatbots for routing support inquiries, etc.

I have recently created an platform that aggregate prescription discount card pricing from multiple providers and show in one place to avoid user visits multiple websites. I want hospital to know about it so people who are struggling u afford medication. My ask is how do I reach out to hospital and educate them. I am thinking of sending:

1. Flyer for notice board
2. Cards
3. Pens

Can I integrate with any urgent care software or hospitals software that print the discount cards when giving the prescription to patient by default So that patient have access to them. How do I go about asking hospital and who should I talk to and how willing they will be accept the above.

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Hey guys,

I work as an Application Analyst primarily in Cerner. I've read many posts about epic having more demand and better pay than Cerner. I have over a year of experience in Cerner and was looking to transition into Epic as an Application Analyst.

How can I make that transition when I have zero experience with Epic? Are there specific certifications I should look into that cover the fundamentals which will allow me to make the switch?

I was wondering if anyone else was having a huge difficulty in getting back into the Epic world. I was laid off about 3 years ago doing a lot of QA testing and report specification creation on Clarity Crystal reports but was never a developer or builder and Radar didn't exist yet at our organization. I am now finding that this appears to have been very unique to that organization and that the report analyst role is combined into developers every where else. I am certified in Epic Cogito fundamentals, Clinical Data model, Caboodle Data Model, and Clarity Data model but since I was never a developer or a builder it appears as though my previous experience and means squat and since I have no other module certifications my applications are not even taken seriously even though I worked closely with build analysts . I would love to transition into a build analyst role in either Inpatient, ambulatory, Cadence or Radiant since that are the modules I worked closely with while on the reporting team.

I was laid off from a Clinical Research Organization working in Clinical Operations/Resourcing. Prior to that I have experience as a clinical research coordinator at a hospital and billing specialist at an outpatient orthopedic clinic. Long story tolerable, I applied for a patient access specialist role at a children's hospital (same hospital system and network of CRC position), is this the right pivot into a Clinical Informatics profession? All sites used Epic so I have the systems experience, as well as the technical expertise from the ClinOps role.

Also to add a little fluff: I have a B.S. (Kinesiology) and to M.S. (one in education and the other in applied exercise science)

Does anyone have experience with using their EHR systems in a non-hospital/non-acute care setting? Looking for an enterprise grade system for an ambulatory setting.

We have had a number of issues since upgrading to May 24. Some issues were the result of poorly worded (or interpreted) Novas. Implications of automatic changes are often missing, or changes made to seem small end up having dire consequences.

I’ve been in my current position 5 years and feel like this has only gotten worse over time.

For what it’s worth I am a clinician by background, so looking to hear what others have to say.

I don't plan on working on the IT/clinical app side, my specialty is financial data analytics, Python, SQL. My current hospital job is implementing Epic so we are going to use Cogito/Caboodle data for our reports soon. I probably won't touch the Epic databases directly, there is another team to ETL the data into our finance database. I'm making 72k in a HCOL area, living with my family.

A local state hospital has openings for revenue cycle analyst roles, but I know they use Cerner/Oracle for their data (previously interned there). However, I would potentially be looking at 80-85k starting salary, plus state benefits.

My heart wants to go for a pay increase now, but my brain says to stay 2-3 yrs for the Epic experience, then making a big jump later to a different Epic hospital for a bigger pay increase (86-90k hopefully).

Just started a remote analyst job for (mostly) MyChart about a month ago and finished my proficiency yesterday (now have Ambulatory, Cadence and MyChart, all proficiencies) but my hospital is just starting to do a Hello World rollout. They’re also towards the end of a big Ambulatory upgrade so there hasn’t been a ton for me to do yet since I don’t have a ton of experience. Anyway I wanted to in my down time work on the HW knowledge track but it says you have to have one certification…does my proficiency count as a certification?

Hi everyone,

I’ve been working with Epic since 2022, starting as a Cadence and Referral Analyst, then progressing to Application Coordinator, where I successfully completed a full implementation. Currently, I’m a PO responsible for Cadence, Grand Central, and Ambulatory at a large Epic client.

I’m really excited about the possibility of gaining experience internationally, particularly in Australia, Dubai, or other global locations. While I’m enjoying my role now, I’m eager to get back to more hands-on work with the system and would love to explore opportunities abroad.

If anyone knows of any openings or has advice on how to break into international Epic projects, I’d really appreciate the insights!

I just accepted a role as an Epic trainer. I do not have any experience in the healthcare system, but I have extensive education and software engineering experience. I will be going to Madison for in-person classes soon and need to decide what module to focus on. My priorities are growth opportunities and maintaining a healthy work/life balance (WFH as often as possible). I would appreciate any insight you can offer. Here are my choices:
-ASAP
-Willow
-OpTime
-Radiant
-Beaker
-Cadence
-HIM
-Home Health

Has anyone while taking the Sphinx test had the test crash and the testing proctor did not know what to do? I know you can take the test over in 7 days. Only problem we have a hard stop on being able to take test in less that 7 days.

Hi does anyone know how long to hear back after an interview at Common spirit I had an interview on October 10th and haven’t heard anything since?

Hello everyone,

I have been tasked with obtaining a PACS system for our OBGYN department so I am looking for recommendations!

Cloud hosted preferably.

I really have not much information or knowledge on either of these fields, but am interested in going back to school. Can someone explain to me which is a good career to enter as I’m unsure what the difference really is. Thank you