{"id":1658,"date":"2025-07-13T15:28:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T15:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthanalyticinsights.com\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2025-07-13T15:28:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T15:28:56","slug":"4-lessons-i-wish-i-knew-prior-to-working-in-the-health-informatics-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthanalyticinsights.com\/?p=1658","title":{"rendered":"4 Lessons I Wish I Knew Prior to Working in the Health Informatics Field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Communication is a key skill<\/strong><br><br>Consider looking for ways to continue to develop your communication skills, whether through joining Toastmasters or presenting your interests to a diverse audience (e.g., your friends, family, or coworkers).<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>The dashboards you build may not be used, and that is a lesson in itself (the dreaded \u201cscheduled refresh pause\u201d email \ud83d\ude02)<\/strong><br><br><br><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"487\" class=\"wp-image-1659\" style=\"width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/healthanalyticinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BlogPost.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthanalyticinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BlogPost.jpg 585w, https:\/\/healthanalyticinsights.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BlogPost-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!TyUn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcf75c22c-69c7-492a-ab4f-0d66a2f9fb7b_585x475.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><br><br>If you find that the reports or dashboards you have built are not being used, this is an opportunity to go back to the stakeholder(s) and get feedback from them. Try to look at it from the perspective that this is a chance to further understand what requirements might have been missing in your pre-build discussions. This will help you build better reports in the future. If you are struggling with defining requirements, I have written a blog post on key questions you should ask stakeholders prior to building a report or dashboard\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/healthanalyticinsights.com\/?p=228\">here<\/a>.<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>It\u2019s important to find fun and creative ways to continuously learn as you leave the formal structure of higher education<\/strong><br><br>After working for a while, work can sometimes feel stagnant, since we have to spend the majority of our lives working, it\u2019s important to find ways to keep things interesting. I have enjoyed starting a podcast, creating YouTube videos, writing a blog, and this newsletter. These are all skills that I did not learn in school, and they constantly keep me on my toes to figure out how to improve. I would suggest learning a new skill that is in a different field than what you work in, this can be a good way to escape the routine of life and might even help you in your 9-5 in ways you didn\u2019t imagine!<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>The pivot is scary but necessary<\/strong><br><br>Speaking about change, throughout my career, I have worked primarily with data, and although this has been quite fulfilling, working at a children\u2019s hospital definitely piqued my interest in wanting to be more immersed in the clinical side. From a personal development perspective, I feel comfortable with my analytical skills, as this has been my focus for the entirety of my career, and I wanted to have an opportunity to develop my communication skills. When I first decided to make this switch, I was very unsure and nervous, and constantly questioned myself, why make a shift from a sure thing to something I had little experience in? I came to the conclusion that it\u2019s better to try something for at least a year, see how it pans out, instead of living with regrets, you will at least gain information and wisdom \ud83d\ude0a<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, I am grateful for the work-life balance and mental stimulation working in the health informatics field has afforded me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What about you? Do you have any lessons learned from working in your field?<\/strong> Comment down below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was recently listening to an episode of the Healthcare Executive Podcast on Mid-Career Mastery. 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