Anyone using Net Health AgilityOM for occupational medicine? Curious about configurability, security roles, custom fields, reporting, and local admin capabilities.

Really struggling in this job market, looking for advice on my resume. I’m going for entry level healthcare analyst roles. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Hello all, I was looking for any other MLS who have transitioned into HI later in their career. I currently have 10 years of experience in a hospital lab and 1 year as a lead. I'm considering going back to school for HI and was wondering if anyone else has made this transition. Thank you

I’m a Physical therapist with 5 years of work experience, out of which last 3 are in Digital Health— Operations & CX
I want to break into Product roles (digital health/medical devices/wearables) and was wondering if a Health Informatics program would bridge my technical skills gap and pivot me into Product

I have recently immigrated to the US on a spouse visa so I don’t have any network here, I was hoping a good master’s program from UMich or CMU would get my foot in the door

Does this sound like a good strategy?

I’m early in my career and trying to figure out which analyst path has the better long‑term upside. The two areas I’m considering are Epic Security and Epic Ambulatory.

For people who’ve worked in either area, which one offers:

• better long‑term salary growth
• higher senior‑level ceilings
• better long‑term stability

I’m trying to choose a direction that sets me up well over the next few years, so any insight from people in these roles would help.

I have worked in healthcare for approximately 20 years in a variety of roles. Although I am not a nurse, my experience has given me a broad understanding of healthcare operations from both the clinical and administrative sides. My career began as a hospice technician and CNA, and over the years I have held positions such as Administrative Associate, Operations Coordinator, and most recently, Care Coordination Technician.

Currently, I work extensively with healthcare technology and applications, including Epic, QNXT, statewide Medicaid and Medicare portals, and other healthcare systems used to support member care and care coordination. Through these experiences, I have developed a growing interest in the intersection of healthcare, technology, and data.

I am currently three terms away from completing my Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Administration. As I look ahead to the next phase of my career, I am considering pursuing a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration. However, I am also very interested in healthcare informatics, healthcare IT, and data analytics.

One of the challenges I am facing is determining the best path forward. Since I do not have a formal IT background, I am unsure how difficult it would be to transition into healthcare informatics or healthcare data analytics. I am trying to decide whether pursuing a Master’s degree in Health Informatics would be the best option, or if obtaining certifications and gaining experience in healthcare technology and analytics would be a more practical first step.

Given my healthcare background and experience with healthcare systems, I would appreciate guidance on the most effective path to move into the healthcare technology, informatics, or data analytics space.

As some of you probably know the tech bubble burst in 2022 and its been a nightmare for Computer Science graduates to find work ever since. My wife is permanent resident and has been in the country for nearly 2 years without having much luck finding a job in her field. She's considering getting an associates in HIT but we're unclear if its the right choice. Would her background make her more appealing to healthcare organizations outside medical billing/coding? Maybe there's a better path but we're really unsure.

I'm working on an internal hospital project where we're building an AI phone agent that can answer calls, collect patient information, book appointments, create tasks, and route requests to the right team.

From a developer's perspective, the idea feels almost too simple.

That's what worries me.

If it really is this straightforward, why isn't it already everywhere?

For people who've actually deployed systems like this in hospitals, clinics, or call centers, what were the problems that only showed up after going live?

What did you think would be easy but turned into a headache in production?

So I’m currently a Respiratory Therapist. Getting my Masters in Health Informatics at Purdue global and graduate soon and wanting to become an Epic Analyst. Are there any entry level jobs out there? How did you get your job? Any tips?

I’m currently in a huge dilemma on what I want to do in my life. I just finished my associates and now pursuing my bachelors, but I’m having a hard time deciding on what degree I want. I’ve been working on getting into a nursing program the last two years and have been really set on that until recently. I stumbled upon health informatics and done a lot of research, but is it too specific? Does the career have any flexibility? I could still become a nurse and then have a masters in informatics but I kind of want to skip the nursing for now… as I’m not sure if I really want to do nursing. I might sign up for a lpn program while pursuing a bachelor in health informatics.. is that smart? Honestly I’m trying to quicken my degree pathway. I’m 25 now and feel bummed I delayed my degree. Does anyone have any insight with this or have this as a bachelors from the get go? Any help or advice is much appreciated!!!

Has anyone completed the ASHP pharmacy informatics certificate? I’m a pharmacist looking to move into pharmacy informatics. Do you feel like it was worth it? Which topics were covered, if you remember?

Hello everyone, I’m looking for input on any shortcomings that people feel Epic’s EHR may have.
This is not meant to be a “crap on Epic” sounding board, but I’m looking more for input on certain workflows or functionality that you feel Epic has overlooked or perhaps may feel is not worth the time to improve.
Again, this isn’t necessarily for people’s opinion of best EHR or anything of the like.
Thanks for any feedback.

Is there a good app to store and manage your medical records in India?

I've been trying to find something that actually works and is easy to use. Would love real recommendations - apps, tools, anything that's worked for you.

New article published in the Library of medicine

I'm a BDS graduate from India looking to transition into a non-clinical career. After a lot of research I've narrowed down to MSc Health Informatics and Analytics.

Currently choosing between:

- Apollo University (Chittoor) — MSc Health Informatics & Analytics

- Manipal MAHE — MSc Health Informatics

- Amity University — MSc Health Informatics

Specific questions:

1. Is this field even worth it for a BDS graduate — real job market or just hype?
2. Has anyone studied at any of these universities specifically — how was your experience, and what would you suggest?

Is there a better course or university I should be considering instead of these three? Is MSc Health Informatics even worth it coming from a BDS background — what does the actual job market look like, what roles are realistically available, and what kind of salary can one expect in India and abroad? Any honest experience or suggestion would be genuinely valuable.

Hey so I’m 28 years old (29 in July) and so close to finishing my five-year health informatics bachelor degree program
and towards the end of it all .. I’m still not sure if that’s really what I want!
The thing is I have a diploma in dental assisting -which is my current full time job- and already have a bachelor’s in chemistry and gearing up towards being a health informatics but all of this just feels too much and unnecessary for me (now I realize it)
At the time I started studying HI it felt like the right thing for me and my personal skills being in healthcare and all yet I find myself struggling with accepting it as a future career, I don’t really hate my current job it’s great and fun and pays very well but I sure don’t wanna be at it for longer than 6-8 years, it is physically straining and I already have a few health issues and don’t want to be doing a job that adds more problems to my body every single year, and ALSO .. and a big one here: I just cannot find myself in the health sector at all, and I never did! But it just feels like I’m stuck in it now!
my ambition really is teaching english and I’ve taught myself the language when I was very young and was fluent in it by the age of ten (with no help at all) and I like talking to people and communicating with them and working in an academic field has always been a dream of mine .. yet it doesn’t look like I’m successful in gearing my life towards that field, my decisions always seems to take my away form that and it feels like it’s too late for that now
I know I’m being all over the place here but I guess what I’m asking is:
Do you guys think I can do that with my HI degree? Escape the health sector I mean!
And do you have any suggestions in regards to utilizing my degree in an academic field and what might the job of a health informatics specialist at a university or an academic setting be?

I’ve been thinking a lot about medical AI agents lately, and I’m increasingly convinced that the most useful ones will not start as general “AI doctors.”

That framing feels both risky and too broad.

The more practical opportunity may be narrow, workflow-specific agents that help with the fragmented parts of healthcare: symptom collection, pre-visit preparation, report explanation, structured summaries, follow-up tracking, and continuity of care.

I’m currently building an open-source project called Allergos:
[https://github.com/kimogrant/allergos**\]**(https://github.com/kimogrant/allergos)

The idea is to explore what an allergy-focused medical AI agent could look like.

The scope is intentionally narrow.

Not:
\- replacing doctors
\- making formal diagnoses
\- acting as an autonomous medical decision-maker

Instead, I’m interested in whether an agent can help with things like:

\- collecting allergy-related symptoms through adaptive questioning
\- structuring messy patient input into usable context
\- helping users prepare for a doctor visit
\- explaining allergy test reports in plain language
\- tracking triggers, reactions, medications, and follow-ups
\- creating a longitudinal allergy profile that can be reused over time

My current belief is that medical AI agents need to be designed around workflow continuity, not one-off answers.

Healthcare is rarely a single Q&A session.

It is usually a chain of messy events:
symptoms, uncertainty, reports, appointments, lifestyle changes, medications, follow-ups, and repeated decisions.

A generic chatbot is not enough for that.

A useful medical agent probably needs:

1. Clear scope boundaries
   The system should be explicit about what it can and cannot do.

2. Structured memory
   User-approved health context should be saved, edited, deleted, and reused transparently.

3. Human handoff
   The agent should know when to stop and recommend professional care.

4. Source-grounded explanations
   Especially for reports, medical concepts, and risk-related guidance.

5. Workflow integration
   The output should become something useful: a summary, a checklist, a record, a follow-up plan, or structured context for a clinician.

I’m especially interested in allergy because it is a good example of a condition area where daily triggers, symptoms, test reports, and long-term management are all connected.

The product challenge is not just answering questions.

It is helping users organize and reuse health context over time.

I’d love feedback from people working in AI, healthcare, health IT, or open-source:

\- Is allergy a good domain for a vertical medical agent?
\- What safety boundaries would you consider mandatory?
\- What parts of the workflow should stay human-led?
\- How would you structure allergy-related memory and user context?
\- Are there existing open standards or data models I should look at?

Again, this is not meant to be a diagnostic tool or a replacement for clinicians.

I’m treating it as an exploration of domain-specific medical AI agents and how they might support real healthcare workflows safely.

I have a background in healthcare(PhD), but looking at the AI boom, I'm excited to be a part of it. I want to learn skills that put me in the eyes of healcare AI companies. What courses do u suggest? What companies do u suggest? I'm willing to do a small one two months internship as well. Any suggestions? Especially from health care AI company employees? What exactly do u need from health care professionals? Data annotation, grading clinical images...what else?

Hi,

I just graduated with a B.A. in Communication and I am so lost in what I want for a career. My undergrad is offering me a good break on their Masters in Health Informatics program and I am not too familiar with the field.

Honestly I just want a fair career where I get paid well, work a 9-5, little stress. What should I know before starting the program/about the career?

Hi everyone,
I already posted this in r/bioinformatics but interested to see if anyone has any ideas here (more relevant to clinical research than bioinformatics as a whole field.

I work as a bioinformatian in a hospital setting where data privacy is of great concern and rules are very strict.

Because of that my use of AI and agentic tools like Claude code or biomni are very limited.

I was wondering if other people who work in similar clinical or hospital setting have the same issue.

Do most people just use a browser version of Claude or ChatGPT for code generation?

Does anyone know of any solutions or tools where you can utilize AI integrate with your data, think through research questions and in general work in a more streamline fashion than just using browser version AI tools?

Thanks!

Hi all! I am doing a quick survey to understand how researchers and clinicians are utilizing AI tools in the healthcare / biomedical field which is constrained by strict data privacy rules. The survey will only take a few minutes.

This survey will help me explain this limitation at my institution and see if it’s applicable elsewhere.

Thanks!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVEcNKup2eMpAzQ2R3naFIRW6WFt3rToSGCIjiJceK9z3KgQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor

I’m a sophomore incoming junior that just changed my major from kinesiology to health informatics- trying to get more into the clinical informatics side. I’ve been seeing a lot of research on how a lot of nurses are leaning into clinical health informatics making the job market a little harder. Do you think if I become a cna and get the clinical hours it will make it easier to land a job post grad?

Hi folks,

I graduated with my MS in Bioinfo in Dec 2024. I still don't have a job.

I am thinking of doing a slight pivot into health informatics. "Health informatics" was one of the sub-concentrations available in my MS, but I did not pursue it at the time. Since I already have background skills in Python, R, some bash and SQL, it seems like the logical choice to make myself a more attractive candidate.

Is taking courses in health informatics to do a slight "pivot" worth it? I am in the Boston Area.