mydesygn

mydesygn

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mydesygn specializes in pediatrics.


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  1. There should be a downtime process available. I would contact the Info Systems or Education depts so they can get you the correct information if you are unsure what to do. Generally, each institute does something slightly different - typically ord...
  2. LOINC mapping for lab results

    I was wondering the same thing- typically - mapping LOINC codes to lab tests is done by a LIS (Lab info systems) coordinator. Depending on your EHR, you should have a nomenclature vendor who would assist with that also
  3. A day in the life of ..............

    I'm not exactly a nurse informaticist but a nurse who works as a systems analyst... My day 08: 00 spend an hour reading and responding to email. Most consist of questions / tasks regarding projects 09: 00 review the ticket que - I see 2 tickets to ...
  4. Making the jump back

    I distinguish informatics from analyst. The informatics jobs are usually looking specifically for nursing/healthcare and focus on implementation / workflow. It's typically your analysts that do building / maintenance etc.. Depending on the facility...
  5. Making the jump back

    I think with your background, you don't need to look specifically for informatics - there aren't that many. You have technical skills - a business analyst and/or systems analyst would be a better fit and more opportunities. Typically, informatics po...
  6. Where is the innovation??

    Hopefully, large hospital systems are starting to see how critical it is to maintain adequate staff to support, build and maintain their documentation. One great thing about Meaningful Use money is that healthcare began taking IT more seriously and ...
  7. Where is the innovation??

    Typically, I find that expectations are unrealistic. An EHR is not Itunes - all Itunes has to do is play and purchase music. So, the software can be very simple and easily maintained. An ehr has to maintain extremely complex and personalized data...
  8. Gaining experience without hospital's support

    I agree - at the end of the day - there is no magic formula - sometimes it's just having some skills and applying for the job at the right time. Most employers will overlook lack of education for experience, sometimes a little experience with a lit...
  9. Gaining experience without hospital's support

    I think having a Masters in Nursing is helpful - it demonstrates that you have some advanced education. That does help a lot cause it separates you from the pack. I can certainly see not wanting to jump into another degree program. I'm not sure if ...
  10. Gaining experience without hospital's support

    In general, our facilty has over 120 staff in the IS dept which is pretty good for a large metropolitan area. Of the staff - not one has a degree specifically in informatics. The two nurses hired with the title of informaticist both came from Educa...
  11. Gaining experience without hospital's support

    Most employers are looking for experience with the big EHR's. Having a degree in computer info systems and a RN will get you looked at but hospital based informatics tends to rely a lot on having worked with IS staff at the hospital in a super user ...
  12. Nursing Informatics...once there, no going back?

    Don't miss bedside nursing one bit. Once I left bedside nursing, i never looked back. As a pediatrics nurse, I miss caring for the patients but I gladly accept the long IT hours to the long nursing hours. I feel much more valued as a clinician in ...
  13. Clinical systems analyst vs informatics

    For a systems analyst, you would not necessarily need a clinical degree/background. A systems analyst could support any part of the healthcare IT - anything from financial applications (such as Kronos) to administrative applications to medical recor...
  14. Call Schedule

    In our dept, we rotate call daily for the clinical team and then we rotate night/weekend call each week. You are on call for all the clinical apps not just the apps that you are a specialist for. Initally, they tried the specialist route but some s...
  15. What's wrong with me?

    Not sure of the area you live in - if it is fairly competitive. I would wonder if they are holding out for that "perfect" candidate. It sounds like they may be looking harder for a perhaps clinical experience in a specific area. You can teach the t...