Health Informatics Personal Statement

With my experience and knowledge, I was promoted to the position of coordinator and in charge of imaging informatics (PACS administrator). Under the tutelage of my Director, I learned valuable leadership skills. I began doing some training and administrative duties coupled with intermittent clinical work. This position has also awakened my desire to pursue my graduate education and acquire a solid background I so desire to shape my interest in healthcare and computer

I first heard about the Clinical Health Informatics program at Georgia State University through my academic advisor. When I first enrolled in to the University, my hopes were set on the Respiratory Therapist Program because I thought it would be an interesting field to start my career in. During my advisement I began to weigh out all my options and I realized that being a respiratory therapist was not the degree plan for me. As my advisor went over other degrees that he thought I would be interested in, he came across the idea of pursing a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Health Informatics degree.

After barely graduating in the spring of 2017 from Lopez Early College High School, I went straight to my parent’s house not knowing exactly what I was going to do with my life. I knew I had ruined my life after not paying attention to my teachers and counselors about applying to colleges. They said I was a wonderful and intelligent student with a tremendous capacity of succeeding in life. Although everybody thought that about me, I never did. I was constantly under pressure thinking that I had to work in order to support my family economically, so our house was saved. I was also worried about whether my parents were getting divorced after every insignificant argument they had. I had to be an excellent example for my two younger siblings; but even though I tried my best, I never was.

Having an Associate in HIT and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration helped me gain a management position in HIM. Management oversees health information systems to ensure that they meet medical, legal and ethical standards. As a management professional (HIM), we are the experts on patient data that doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers rely on to perform their jobs. I may my education and experience to manage databases and generate and analyze reports along the side of the HIT coders.

Five years ago I had to flee Syria to save my life, I had to leave my university as well. As a new immigrant, few things can be challenging. However, soon I was able to go back to school. I was advised to take some classes at a community college to get a good start toward my bachelor’s degree. Yet, the financial side came in the way. “Give up” is a word that doesn’t exist in my dictionary, so I went ahead and worked hard to establish myself financially. I stopped school for a little bit and was able to prove my success in the business world. Today, I stand tall and ready to go back to school and obtain my four-year degree. More ready than ever for a shiny future.

After graduating high school, I did not have the opportunity to go to college right away. The reason being, I received my high school degree in Vietnam and automatically started working as a teacher. I taught at an elementary school as a kindergarten teacher for eight years consecutively. Then, I got married, and my husband sponsored me and brought me over to the United States. I have been living in California since. It has been difficult for me to finish my college degree because I lacked financial support. In addition, English is my second language. Twelve years have elapsed between high school and community college, and community college and a university. Three years after arriving in America, I attended Golden West College. I studied there for two years and after obtaining a certificate of computer office application, I began working at Northrup Gruman for the next seven years. I worked as a data entry clerk. Then I was laid off for five

College has been my priority. I want to continue my education by attending Cal State East Bay to obtain my Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and my Master’s Degree in Public Administration. My career goal after I obtain both of my degrees is to work for the city of Santa Ana where I can serve my city where I grew up. Throughout my two years at Santa Ana College, I faced difficult family circumstances that conflicted with my studies, but challenged me to continue with my education regardless of the hardships. I remember some day during the first week of instructions on my first semester at Santa Ana College I broke down in tears in front of my family in my backyard because I was

The reason I wanted to be involved in the health field is because I wanted to pursue a career that gives back to other people the blessings that I received when I first entered this world. I was born prematurely and my mother often reminds me that it was the dedicated hard work of the physicians, nurses, and other health-care workers who saved my life when I was born. Throughout my life, this has always been an inspiration and motivation for me to help others. Having a profession in the health field should not be treated as just a career to earn a salary or a paycheck, but as a career where you will be helping to make the world a little healthier and better.

I have been working in the health care administration field for over 4 years. Initially, my intention was to only be in this field for a short amount of time. However, I soon realized that I had entered what would turn into my career. I learned the importance of Health Information Management during my previous job as a Business Manager for a small outpatient pediatric rehabilitation clinic. I was responsible for processing the small clinics medical billing, and when the company began to expand I led the company’s electronic medical record implementation. This transition from paper records to an electronic medical record program emphasized the impact that Health Information Management is transforming and will continue to transform the healthcare

Second, as I realize what my job duties will be, I can plan ahead and concentrate on the duties I will be performing such as; reviewing patient records, assigning clinical codes for reimbursement and data analysis, and collecting data for storage, analysis, and retrieval (BLS, 2012, para, 2). So, with these job duties in mind, I know that my background and experience with patient medical records and computer technology will help me be an excellent health information technician. Furthermore, I developed some tips to keep in mind for future job outlook considerations, such as; job entry positions, raise, and promotions. When doing job searches, I am looking for specific certifications

In 1982, I hitchhiked from Florida to Vermont, with my two year old son. I had never been out of the south, and wanted to go somewhere new. While in Vermont, I met the man I would spend the next twenty years of my life with. He was in the Navy, and my “career” history shows that, it is more of a job history. We transferred ten times while we were together, my focus was my children as he was home only about three months a year. I had some skills, and quickly picked up other skills when needed. I am tired of scrambling to figure out what to do next, which is why I returned to college, after thirty-seven years out.

Health care information management is a core competency for professional nurses. However, not all nurses and healthcare providers have adequate knowledge of operational informatics. Just as technology has forced medical records and documentation to evolve to computer-based charting, nurses must also progress to rise above competency in information management. According to the Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform Summit (TIGER) Initiative, the vision for informatics-prepared nurses includes management and leadership, education, communication and collaboration, informatics design and technology, policy, and culture (Hood, 2010). As an educator, the focus of nursing informatics lies in word processing, spreadsheets and databases, online resources and public health information (PHI), curriculum planning, e-mail, interpretation of the electronic medical record (EMR), and online continuing education.

My healthcare services career began in 1996 after graduating from Central Texas College with a two-year certificate in Health Information Management. Since that time, various health-related positions have been held in addition to the experience claimed as prior learning assessment. See appendix A – Resume. Each position has been a building block that has allowed progressive growth in the healthcare services field. The knowledge, skills, and experience gained has given the opportunity to work in positions that require advanced job knowledge. The details of my health-related experiences are listed below.

Ji et al. (2009) submitted a paper to BMC Medical Informatics showing through a qualitative study of fMRI data could identify a brain with dyslexia. The hypothesis was fMRI features could differentiate and identify a brain with dyslexia and a normal brain (Ji, Ward, & Najarian, 2009). The ten participants in this study included five individuals known to have dyslexia and five individuals without dyslexia. Dyslexia was identified as a disease of the brain resulting in differences in blood flow and brain activity during reading activity. An f MRI was performed while linguistic and non-linguistic images were shown in a sequence. A total of 96 images were shown at two-second intervals and in sets of 32. Algorithms were created to “erase” background

I started my educational goals just like every other student. Unfortunately, after graduating high school and attending a community college for a short time I decided that the workforce would suite my needs better than a college education at that time. Working for several years at odd end jobs, I was content and comfortable with my life. None of my family members had attended college so the push or drive to attended college was never a realistic goal for me. At the age of twenty-six I had my first son. While preparing for my stay at the hospital I meet a sweet older lady who worked as labor and delivery nurse. Her mere presents commanded the room. She was so efficient, knowledgeable and had a great personality. She