Ummm.... Thanks?

So, I helped a user find something in MiChart.  As we are navigating there and she's getting the information she needs, she is getting excited and says, "You're such a nerd!  I love it!"

National Health IT Week

Since we are in the Health IT field, our supervisor directed us to the Health IT Week website, and encouraged us to participate in some of the activities. While many of the webinars are going to be streamed during working hours, I am hoping to participate in the one on upcoming changes regarding ePrescribing this Thursday afternoon. Other events and webinars are to be available on online blogs, so I will also be looking out for those and will post links here for any interesting ones that I find! Happy Health IT Week! Remember to thank your Tech Support!

Office Birthdays

We have a couple birthdays coming up. Shortly after I got here, I organized a calendar where we will celebrate each person's birthday by bringing in dessert items of their choice. Today, I checked with the people whose birthdays are next week, to see what they would like. One replied with a simple request. I said it was okay to be all selfish and request something specific that they would like, even if it might not be well received by others. They said that they didn't like a big thing being made of their birthday. To which I replied: "I love people. Birthdays celebrate people. You'll just have to suck it up and enjoy my enthusiasm. :)"

Well, He Tried...

After a fairly sad and depressing morning, I ran to the store on my lunch to grab ice cream for the team. As the cashier was ringing me up, I noted that I was having a bad day. Apparently trying to cheer me up, he says, "I hope your day doesn't get worse. And, at least you can go outside and enjoy... the rain..."

Go Live!

Today was our first day of Go Live, where we implement the Inpatient applications of Epic at UMHS. Overall, it went far more smoothly than I had anticipated! I worked a 12 hour shift, then stayed an extra 3 hours to finish up on some projects, but the day really flew by. Everyone is waiting for Monday, saying that Monday is going to be the real test. I'm not sure... I have faith in us at this point. I think Monday will be just fine! :)

RE: Haiku/Canto

Interpretative Dance

Sadly, I deleted the verbatim exchange... Here is my re-creation of events: I came in today, and typically I send an IM to my co-workers in greeting, as we all arrive to work at different times. This morning, I didn't send it out until about an hour after I arrived. My co-worker, B, send an immediate response via private IM:
B: You are late.
Me: It's still morning. So... valid.
B: But you got here over an hour ago.
Me: And I said "Hi" verbally. Besides, if I had sent it out when I got here, V would not have received the greeting. Again.
B: I expect a verbal, written, and greeting through interpretive dance!
Me: I will work on my dance for tomorrow. Do you want different genres for different days?
B: Genre - no; costume - yes
Me: Oh dear. I was so looking forward to Hip Hop Hump Day....