1. ANGELA BYINGTON HEALTH INFORMATICS

2. 7 Hospitals  Boise, Meridian, Twin Falls, McCall, Sun Valley, Mountain Home, Jerome 150+ clinics and outpatient facilities  Treasure Valley  Magic Valley  Eastern Oregon  Central Idaho – McCall, Sun Valley  Eastern Idaho – Pocatello, Idaho Falls LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER IN IDAHO

3. ST. LUKE’S IT DEPARTMENT Application Analysts Project Managers IT Security Reporting/Database Server Engineers Desktop Support Helpdesk Interface Trainers Clinical Support Business Analyst Directors Current projects: New Epic EMR implementation for hospitals Acquisition of Rehab Health System with specialty EMR implementations Epic EMR upgrade Smaller initiatives, optimizations, etc.

4. HEALTHCARE IT VS. HEALTH INFORMATICS Healthcare IT Hardware Software installation Networking Security Software development Health Informatics Application of IT tools Decision support Data analysis Reporting Implementation Integrating knowledge of healthcare practices and laws

5. HISTORY OF EMR

6. WORKPLACES Hospitals Clinics EMR Vendors Consulting companies Pharmaceuticals Insurance companies Government Research

7. CHALLENGES FOR HR Finding people with experience Rural challenges Retention

8. CHANGES IN HEALTH INFORMATICS

9. WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW Get a job in healthcare Get experience in IT Join clubs and go to all networking and learning events Look for internships Subscribe to industry blogs and read about current issues Join HIMSS