Week 1 discussion

At this point, you have selected a facility and preceptor
for this practicum. Describe your current knowledge of the facility you have
chosen and the reasoning behind your choice. What did you learn about the types
of informatics activities/projects the facility has going on right now? What
are some broad learning objectives that you have identified during your first
week with your preceptor that you should think about for your learning contract
next week? What else do you need to know about your site?

Week 2 discussion

This week, your learning contract is due. List some tasks
and more focused learning objectives that you and your preceptor have agreed
upon and explain why you are going to include them. Describe some of the
activities/projects you have identified that you will be able to work on and
explain in which stage of the systems development life cycle model each
activity/project is in.

Week 3 discussion

Prepare a list of ten pertinent questions that you plan to
ask your preceptor throughout your practicum experience to gain more knowledge
about the specific role of an informaticist. Share your questions along with a
rationale about why you feel these particular questions are important.

Week 4 discussion

What electronic health record (EHR) system does your
facility use? How long has it been in place? How was it chosen as the preferred
system? What type of struggles occurred during implementation? Now that it is
functional, what does the staff view as both pluses and minuses to this
particular system?

Week 5 discussion

Does your facility have a patient portal system? Ask about
how staff and patients were introduced to the portal. Review the educational
materials they have for staff and patients. Is it sufficient? If not, what would
you add? Ask about usage data. Is it tracked and analyzed? Discuss your
findings with your peers. If your facility does not have a patient portal
system, apply these same questions to another tool it is using.

Week 6 discussion

Does your facility participate in TeleHealth with its
patients? If so, what type of system does it use? How does the staff feel about
it? If it does not have a TeleHealth system, do you think this particular
facility would benefit from offering TeleHealth? Why or why not?

Week 7 discussion

Do some online research on your facility, including social
media components. Describe what you see. Are there more opportunities available
for health promotion? Think in terms of your future employer. What would you
suggest putting in place for an online presence that encourages health
promotion?

Week 8 discussion

Reflect on your first session of the health informatics
practicum. What have you learned thus far in the field? What have you not had
the opportunity to apply yet from your previously learned coursework that you
may still want experience with during the next session? Give specific examples.