The Healthcare IT
Is it too late?
WHAT IS A BANDWAGON ?
{NOUN} A RALLY, A MOVEMENT, A CAUSE THAT THROUGH MASS APPEAL READILY ATTRACTS
MANY FOLLOWERS.
10%
Spending on healthcare grew an astounding 9.9% in 2014 according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis
It's the biggest percent change in healthcare spending since 1980. When healthcare spending jumped 10% in the third quarter, Analysts said it's primarily due to a consumption boost from the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Adjusted for inflation, America is spending more on healthcare than ever before.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/obamacare-spending-gdp-report-health-care-medicaid-2014-4#ixzz38pPPPNFq
THAT’S YESTERDAY’S
NEWSBut It’s Not Too Late
WHY BE A PASSENGER?
When You Could Be Driving
ABOUT ME
I’M A HYBRID Me, Inc.
Business Analyst – Project
Manager – Process
Transformation
Author/Public Speaker/ Corp. Trainer/Mentor
Associate Director/Advisor/ Internal
Consultant Innovator/
Implementer
Full Lifecycle, Agile, Waterfall, Object Oriented, Iterative
Healthcare, Bank, Lottery, Airline, Healthcare
THE TWIST AND TURNS OF MY CAREER
Careers Don’t Just Happen, You Create a Plan A, B and C…. (just in case)
College, Executive Training, Relocate to ATL
.dotcom Era, VP, 911, severance package(S)
Travel, Two Timing $ Double Dipping, BDPA
Degree: Computer Science & MathCertifications: PMP, CBAP, SSBB
Recession, Obama Care
We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us
“Every 2 – 3 Years Re-evalutate Your Plan”
My Target is the High Demand Skill Zone
PHARMACEUTICAL CLINICAL TRIALSQuintiles helps biopharma companies navigate every step of the product development process to bring new therapies to market with more predictability and efficiency. - See more at: http://www.quintiles.com
What Led Me to Healthcare IT and What Keeps Me There… Not What You Think or Is It?
ABOUT HEALTHCARE & TECHNOLOGY (HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT)
HEALTHCARE IS EVERYWHEREEVERYDAY & AFFECTSEVERYONE-
Nursing
Homes
Health IT spending up 25% in 2013
Hospital
Patients
Home
Rehab
Therapy
26% Lower Mortality Rate
Teaching
Hospital
2014 EMR Mandate is creating jobs that are going to be around
62 percent IT expenditure per bed
EMR – Electronic Medical Record
-TELEMEDICINE- SELF CARE TOOLS-HEALTH FITNESS-DIAGNOSTICS-SURGERY-HEALTH TECHNOLOGY-HEALTHCARE-REGENERATION-PHARMACY/CLINICAL TRIAL-HOSPITAL INFO SYS-ROBOTICS-ASSISTED LIVING-DENTISTRY- MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS
GOOD DATA = GOOD HEALTHCARE
Healthcare Informatics
10 OF THE TOP TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTHCARE
Wearable Health Devices
Smart Phone-Enable MHealth
Cloud-Based Health Records
Virtual Clinical Trials
Remote Monitoring Tools
Mobile Health (wireless devices)
TeleMed
TeleHealth
Electronic Health Record
Pharmacogenomics (Predictive Diagnosis)
THE INNOVATION IS EVIDENT - HEALTHCARE AS WE KNOW IT IS CHANGING….
DON’T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT…
National Health Informatics Job Links• American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) posts a variety of job
openings at www.amia.org• Biohealthmatics posts jobs in the United States and overseas at
http://www.biohealthmatics.com• Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a vendor-
centric organization with job postings available at http://www.himss.org/jobmine
• American Nurse Informatics posted at http://www.allianceni.org• Healthcare IT News has a health IT Job Spot
http://jobspot.healthcareitnews.com• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
http://www.ahima.org Interesting Health IT Job Articles
• Health IT Workforce Development Program (PDF)• Healthcare Statistics (Excel file)• Healthcare Workforce Shortages (PDF)• Hottest HIT Job Skills for 2012 (PDF)• A Growing Jobs Sector: Health Informatics, June 2012 (PDF)• HIT Help Wanted: Will ONC-Funded Programs Do the Trick?
WHAT IF YOUR ONLY HIT EXPERIENCE IS
YOU ANNUAL DOCTOR VISIT?
LEVERAGE THE BEST 2 OUT OF 3
Understand the Common Denominators
“Due to the level of competition and the number of IT professionals competing for jobs in healthcare IT, the interview is the primary way to separate yourself to stand out ahead of the pack of applicants.”
Understand What Drives the Hospital •Speak to the Patient Care•Know and Relate to the Hospitals Mission• Relate to the Hospital ability to stay profitable
Understand their Priorities•The Provider/Physician •The Patient/Family•IT is not the Center of their Universe
Be Able to Discuss, Use their Jargon•The needs of the physician, nurse, pharmacist, clinicians•Talk about ensuring maximum uptime, efficiency, accuracy•Regulatory Compliance
PROCEED WITH CAUTION
This Bandwagon My Not Be For Everyone
Long Hours, Hard Work, Competition, Dysfunctional…
BOLDLY GO WHERE YOU NEED TO BE
Avoid Fixating on the Obvious
IF YOU DON’T HAVE A CAREER STRATEGY OR APPROACH – GET ONE, TODAY!(HOMEWORK)
GAP ANALYSIS
JACQUELINE K. SANDERS Associate Director, Global IT (PMO/Enterprise Analysis Group) Career Coach and Mentor
[email protected]: Jacqueline K. SandersTwitter: @Requirementspro @techXOcafeBlog: techxocafe.wordpress.comWeekly Radio Co-Host @ TechnologyExpresso.comBDPA (Atlanta Chapter)
Contact Info
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