Health Information Manager: Helping People Through Technology

  By Agatha Gilmore —

Perhaps most important, however, getting involved in health care IT requires a dedication to helping people. Case in point: A recent project Blik helped out with involved the implementation of “telemedicine.”

“We had a baby [sent] into a different hospital because of an emergency situation, and the mom was able to see her newborn over a screen,” he explained. “[She] was able to talk to the doctors in another hospital. They completely explained to her the procedures that the kid had, and how is he doing. She was shocked.

“Your delivery system helps people,” he continued. “People’s lives are on these floors in these hospitals. And that is an added value you won’t get in another industry.” 

– Agatha Gilmore, agilmore@certmag.com