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Quick hit: Don’t over-specialize within HIT

February 25, 2010 by Jerry Fahrni

During the implementation phase of an important project you never want to hear someone say â€œoh, <insert name here> is the only one that can do that and theyâ€™re gone until Monday.â€ Doh! Just a friendly piece of advice: no company larger than one employee should have individuals that are so specialized that no one … Read more

Quick Hit â€“ The Monkey Theory

January 7, 2010 by Jerry Fahrni

Several years ago a member of pharmacy leadership at the hospital I was working for told a bunch of pharmacists, me included, that he could get a monkey to do our job. The statement became a running joke in the department as the pharmacists began bringing in monkey stuffed animals, monkey pencil toppers and putting … Read more

The 10,000-hour rule to becoming an expert

December 30, 2009 by Jerry Fahrni

Non-Clinical Medical Jobs: â€œAccording to this article on TheLadders.com: “It takes 10,000 hours of dedicated effort to become an expert performer in any field.” Dan Coughlin from The Coughlin Company attributes the conclusion above to the best-selling books â€œOutliersâ€ by Malcolm Gladwell and â€œTalent is Overratedâ€ by Geoff Colvin as well as the new hit … Read more

Year end thoughts for 2009

December 31, 2009December 30, 2009 by Jerry Fahrni

2009 brought many new and exciting changes not only in my personal life, but in the world of pharmacy and technology as well. Iâ€™ve learned many new things, gained some skills previously absent from my armamentarium, met some great new people, discovered the â€œrealâ€ internet for the first time, traveled more than ever before, discovered I donâ€™t know diddly squat about a great many things, and am more excited about the next year than I can remember in recent history.

Below is a list of opinions about a great many things that I have seen and done over the past year. Some are pharmacy related, some are technology related, some are personal, and some are just random thoughts.

Merry Christmas

January 13, 2010December 25, 2009 by Jerry Fahrni

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch of their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great … Read more

Quick Hit â€“ What makes someone an expert?

November 18, 2009 by Jerry Fahrni

Iâ€™ve often asked myself this question as I tend to deal with â€œexpertsâ€ in various fields from both the pharmacy and IT world. Iâ€™ve met several individuals over my short 12 year career that I wouldnâ€™t give two cents for their opinion, but somehow theyâ€™ve been crowned an expert in their field. I find it … Read more

Quick hit â€“ what value do you place on experience?

October 16, 2009 by Jerry Fahrni

Itâ€™s been a bad week for me in terms of hospital systems giving me problems. Weâ€™ve had issues with our electronic document management system, our Pyxis system and the nursing interface with pharmacy; lots of late nights and early mornings. Who knows, maybe it has something to do with the full moon coming up tomorrow. … Read more

What tablet PC information did I miss? [Week of October 4th]

December 18, 2023October 10, 2009 by Jerry Fahrni

I’m constantly trolling the internet for information on tablet PCs. What can I say, I’m addicted. And believe me, there’s was no shortage of stuff to read this week. Reports of the death of the tablet PC have been greatly exaggerated. I was going to add these thoughts to the “What’d I miss” post from yesterday, but it was just too much information. Anyway, here’s some tablet PC stuff I found interesting this week.

“What’d I miss?” – Week of September 27th

October 3, 2009 by Jerry Fahrni

As usual there were a lot of things that happened during the week, and not all of it was pharmacy or technology related. Here’s a quick look at some of the stuff I found interesting.