Gateway HIMSS Conference

Hello HMIGSAers!

I was in invited to the local HIMSS meeting. Mark Anderson, CEO of AC Group, gave a presentation on the impact of the stimulus package on healthcare IT. The central theme was that EHR adoption needs financial incentive.

Click here to see the presentation.


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My Digital Health

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A New Addition to the HMI Family

HELLO HMIGSAers,

I am not sure if you knew but I am sure that by now you noticed that Zeyana, our first year HI student, has been pregnant. Yesterday she gave birth to a baby boy.  Zeyana's husband has come from Tanzania to be with her during this time. 

I was wondering if anyone would like to take charge in putting some cash together... maybe to buy her some baby gifts? In America, it is customary to have a baby shower but this is usually done before the baby is born.  I think that she would really feel honored to feel the expression of kindness from her classmates. 

She is still in Columbia Regional Hospital today but she will be going home (University Village Apartments) tomorrow.
Have a great weekend and CONGRATULATIONS, ZEYANA!

“Pre-Habit” Work Part I

Over the next few posts, I would like to introduce the idea of the seven habits and some of the underlying principles necessary to achieve them.  I’ll start with some excerpts from Stephen Covey’s book.

The seven habits is not a quick fix program

It is the process of personal and interpersonal development requiring your best efforts and patience over an extended period of time.  It is meant to increase your capacity to achieve your personal and professional goals and develop better working relationships associates and all of your loved ones.

A habit is the intersection of knowledge, skill, and desire.  Knowledge is the theoretical component: What to do and why to do it?  Skill is the practical side: How to do it?  Desire is the motivation side:  The want to do it.

The 7 Habits are common-sense, but not always common practice.

During the beginning of the industrial revolution, there was a shift from character development to personality techniques.  In other words, a shift to appearing to be rather than actually being.  Because of the shift from the industrial age to the information age, this trend has accelerated.

This week, tell us what efforts you’ve put forward to practice shifting back to character development and away from personality techniques.  What have you been instead of seemed to be?

Becoming a better executive

Hey guys,

I spoke with Amy, Dustin, and Kyle today about an idea that I’ve been
milling around for a while now. The idea started with a simple question:

What have I done today to become a better executive? This week? This semester?

The answer may be difficult for anyone to put their finger on. However, I think it is a question perceived as important. How often do we stop and think about what we are doing to become better executives? How often do we think about what we *could* be doing? I think this is one of those things that is at least in the back of everyone’s mind. I’d like to bring it forward.

After brainstorming some ideas, I think the four of us agree that the HMIGSA Blog would be a good tool to get the conversation started on this topic.

I’d like to start with Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. He has some great strategies that can be implemented in both a personal and professional capacity.

My thought is this: Make blog posts starting with “pre-habits” and then the 7 habits. We’d post one habit per month. HMIGSAers can then spend the week reflecting on the habit and comment with their personal thoughts or experiences. Pretty simple, but far from easy. Eventually, as you read each others’ comments, you pick out a few gems that you think you want to try in your journey to become a better executive. You can then share those experiences with the group and we grow even more.

I think this idea solidified for me during the VA Friday Forum. After
hearing about the level of autonomy and responsibility afforded to those students privileged enough to work for the VA, I started to think I was missing out. I wanted to know more about what they were doing and how they were doing it. I wanted to know what struggles they faced and how they managed them.

Each of these two facets (7 habits and Shared Experiences) could have an immediate impact on how we think about ourselves, our degrees, our careers, and our lives.

Andrew