infosysnurs

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1. Nursing student needs advice in Nursing Informatics

   infosysnurs replied to kchilla's topic in Informatics

   ANIA (American Nursing Informatics Association) is a great place to look for info about NI. HIMSS has a NI community and a NI list serv (for those who join): HIMSS - Nursing Informatics Community

2. Nursing Informatics info

   infosysnurs replied to nursetxrn's topic in Informatics

   ANCC offers the Nursing Informatics exam. If you go to their web site, you can find info about the test under "Informatics Nursing" under "Certification." Informatics Nursing - American Nurses Credentialing Center - ANCC Do you know if GCU will let s...

3. cphims study materials?

   infosysnurs replied to joyncaring's topic in Informatics

   AHIMA came out with "H.I.T. or Miss: Lessons Learned from Health Information Technology Implementations" (by Leviss). You could probably find it on the AHIMA store web site, Amazon, or Half. The "H.I.T. or Miss" book has 17 case studies describing f...

4. Need real world info please

   infosysnurs replied to nurse2it's topic in Informatics

   Same experiences as RNinformatics and Ikarus7401. Real world experience (especially in project implementation) goes a long way in hiring. I also made the case to interview a candidate with one of those HITECH certifications. We had other prospective ...

5. cphims study materials?

   infosysnurs replied to joyncaring's topic in Informatics

   I'll have to take a closer look at that resource. Thanks for sharing it! "Managing Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Executives" had a 'Part 4: Senior Management IT Challenges' that applied the information to scena...

6. cphims study materials?

   infosysnurs replied to joyncaring's topic in Informatics

   You mentioned that you already have some of the references from the CPHIMS Review Guide. “Managing Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Executives” (2005) (by Wager, Lee, & Glaser) and “Health Information Managem...

7. cphims study materials?

   infosysnurs replied to joyncaring's topic in Informatics

   Let us know how the online study group turns out. There may be others who are looking for an online CPHIMS study group to join. In previous posts, RNinformatics has mentioned joining professional associations and their list serves such as HIMSS and A...

8. cphims study materials?

   infosysnurs replied to joyncaring's topic in Informatics

   After looking at the HIMSS web site, I agree with you that the CPHIMS Review Guide, CD ROM, and Self-Assessment Exam are very expensive. Do you think you can find the review guide used on Ebay or Amazon? Just a thought. When I studied for the exam, I...

9. The other side of the coin

   infosysnurs replied to rninformatics's topic in Informatics

   The article was eye-opening in that hiring managers want various HIT talents even those willing to learn. I know of colleagues who would like to have students (healthcare or nursing informatics) assist them with projects. The challenge always is find...

10. The other side of the coin

    infosysnurs replied to rninformatics's topic in Informatics

    RNinformatics, Excellent article on tapping HIT talent! Thank you for posting it! The wealth of talent available in capstone/internship programs, and health care informatics programs that partner with universities is immense. Places for organizations...

11. cphims study materials?

    infosysnurs replied to joyncaring's topic in Informatics

    ANCC has an Informatics Nursing Study group that starts 9/6/11, which is through telephone conference call. You can find this information by going on the ANCC website, and going to the Informatics Nursing certification information section. Once you ...

12. cphims study materials?

    infosysnurs replied to joyncaring's topic in Informatics

    RNinformatics is right. If you key in “cphims” into the allnurses search box, you will find CPHIMS and/or NI study resources. There isn’t one book that covers all the information for the CPHIMS. The HIMSS website has CPHIMS Review resources on their ...