Workin' for the Weekend

I'll update about work now, too.

It is going well. I'm almost done with my 6 month training requirements. I'm hoping to have them all done by mid October! I'm going to really have to push myself though! All I have left are two tests on the healthcare industry, one more immersion trip, and an HIM implementation training project. I'm taking the first test next week. It's been really interesting to learn the ins and outs of the healthcare industry and the history of its development. I feel like I have a much better understanding of the healthcare debate now. I'm not worried about the tests, but it's been hard to get this project finished. I like taking tests better because you set an exam time and have to stick to it. The project is all on my own... meaning if I push back the deadline nobody cares. Argh. But I am determined to have it done by the end of October at the very latest, so I can get my training-completion pay bump!
I'm also scheduling myself for training in other applications. In October, I'll learn all about Access- basically the front desk staff- admitting and transferring patients, gathering info, all of that.

I will be staffed to a customer on Monday! I am very excited but also a little nervous. It is 90% that I will get my first choice location- which Andrew will definitely enjoy. I'll post when it's officical :)

Andrew keeps on succeeding at work. This week we hosted all of our customers for a big conference including classes where customers share what has worked best for them and testing where they can give us feedback on new developments for our upcoming software release.
Andrew ran all the user testing for his application, writing all the scripts they go through and coordinating the entire thing- finding people on his application to staff the room with him and getting users to attend. He was so successful! He decided to hand out fliers during their application's classes, which lead to a crazy high attendance level. Everyone was really impressed with how many people turned up. They also found a lot of things to fix, so now Andrew is working on recording and reporting all of those. He is a star! He'll deny it, but it's true.