Lantana Culture
Lantana 2020 Retreat: This Time It’s Virtual
Meetings—working time, and we do work—I knew would fall into place based on management and staff input. But what about the social activities? Googling “virtual activities as a group” was…
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My Heritage and My Work in Health IT
Both of my grandmothers were of Hispanic descent. My maternal grandmother had very fair skin, blue eyes, and auburn hair, and Spanish was her first language, whereas my paternal grandmother…
Read MoreThe Group that Studies Together Stays Together: Group Learning for Professional Development
Can you D.I.G it?: Lantana’s Diversity and Inclusion Journey
For years, society has ignored and rejected social groups because they were perceived as not “ordinary”, resulting in certain people not getting hired or not receiving a promotion. But what…
Read MoreWhat is One Thing We Can Do to Improve the Use of Health Information?
What is one thing we can do to improve the use of health information? Our team weighs in.
Read MoreNon-COVID Patient Perspectives on Hospitalization During the COVID-19 Era
Navigating the healthcare system can be overwhelming during the best of times, but it’s even more challenging during a public health crisis. Seeing the impact on the news and reading…
Read MoreLantana Nurses: Coming Together During Social Distancing
What We Love About Lantana
6 Tips to Stay Sane While Working from Home
Advice from the Work from Home “Experts” at Lantana Consulting Group 1. Get ready for work in the morning We’ll admit it: sometimes we work in our pajamas…or yoga pants…or…
Read MoreRattlesnakes, Javelinas, and Tarantulas, Oh My!: My First Lantana Retreat
From Shared Space to My Own Space
An Expedition to Quality at Lantana
My healthcare IT journey began in 1988 when I accepted a clerical position in the Ambulatory Care department at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Canada. The department was implementing a new computerized Patient Registration system, which I learned relatively easily, and I was intrigued with the accuracy and efficiency of this new process. The new system allowed for more precise patient scheduling and the ability to view all outpatient clinic activity. I wanted to learn more, so I took classes on Computerized Business Systems and Programming at Ryerson University in the evenings, while working at the hospital in the daytime.
Read MorePublic Health Analyst Series: Wendy’s Journey
Public Health Analyst Series: Amy’s Journey
As a teen, when people asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always said a doctor. In high school, my favorite classes were biology and human anatomy, and I enjoyed listening to and helping people. As a summer lifeguard, I enjoyed the feeling of saving lives and keeping people safe. (Yes, I did actually save people during my tenure! Learning to swim is a life-saving skill!) Becoming a doctor seemed like a logical career path.
Read MorePublic Health Analyst Series: Laura’s Journey
The me of ten years ago never would have predicted the career that I have now. Ten years ago, I was majoring in mathematics and economics at the University of California San Diego, on track to become a retirement actuary. I took a class on the US healthcare system to fulfill one of my general education requirements, and the professor assigned us a paper on a local healthcare organization of our choice.
Read MorePublic Health Analyst Series: Hector’s Journey
In the summer of 2001, I had one of those life-defining moments while interning at Harvard Medical School; I discovered the public health field. Up to that point, all I ever wanted to be was a family medicine physician with a dream of one day opening a private practice to help those in my community back in Peekskill, New York.
Read MorePublic Health Analysts: Who We Are and What We Do
Public health professionals generally have, at minimum, a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from a program that includes a wide variety of concentrations such as epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy,…
Read MoreNursing Informatics Series: Marla’s Journey
Over the past 25 years, my nursing journey has taken me down different professional paths. At each crossroad in my career, I used the Servant Leadership philosophy as my compass…
Read MoreWellness in the Workplace – The Social Dimension
Previous Wellness in the Workplace blogs covered the physical dimension1 of wellness. Today’s blog covers the social dimension in a virtual environment. Social wellness refers to cultivating relationships and connecting with others.…
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