There are so many measures that are collected within the healthcare field:Hospital readmission rates, mortality rates, sepsis rates, and patient satisfaction scores, to name a few. Why do we collect these measures, and for what purpose? The general sense is that we collect measures for the purpose of driving positive Read more
More than one in five Canadians, an estimated 6.5 million people, do not have a family physician or nurse practitioner they see regularly, according to a national survey. I am lucky enough to be able to have a primary care physician (I did lose my previous family doctor during the Read more
2025 has had many new and ongoing developments in an increasingly digital and connected world! Before diving into these emerging technologies… As hiring starts to slow down as we get closer to the end of the year. This is the perfect time to upskill and advance your skills in Power Read more
In this below video, I will be going over key components to add to your resume to secure your first role in the Health Informatics field. Sign up to the newsletter here to get job postings, straight to your inbox: https://healthanalyticinsights.substack.com/
I was recently listening to an episode of the Healthcare Executive Podcast on Mid-Career Mastery. July 2025 officially marks my mid-career level in the health informatics field; therefore, I wanted to reflect on some of the lessons I have learned working in this field: Ultimately, I am grateful for the Read more
When it comes to the field of health informatics, I personally define it as taking messy raw unstructured data and transforming it into actionable insights but to what end? I would argue the point of this field is to ultimately improve patient outcomes. Peter Drucker is often quoted as saying, Read more
When recapping the common skills you need to have for the health informatics role, I have referenced “Strong communication skills”, but what does that really mean? What are some specific examples of using strong communication skills within the health informatics field? As previously stated, strong communication skills are not unique to the Read more
I periodically speak for the Health Informatics Bridging program where I provide tips for those looking to break into the field of Health Informatics. During these sessions, I receive a variety of questions from participants and I wanted to focus on one of the questions asked during the most recent Read more
In this blog post, I am going to go over from start to finish, a potential route to getting your first role as a healthcare data analyst. If you prefer to watch, check out the video from the Health Analytic Insights YouTube channel here: Generic advice would be to get Read more
In this blog post, I want to provide insight into why I believe Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have a significant impact on healthcare. You don’t have to look very far to see the challenges that Emergency Departments (ED) face, especially during winter viral seasons. AI can not only aid clinicians Read more