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3 tools to help remember and find information

We are inundated with information.  While some would call it information overload, the word "overload" has a negative connotation.  Is it not better to have so much information rather than not have any?  A better term is information abundance.The challenge is to use tools that will help make the most of this information abundance.

Here are 3 simple tools to help get started:

1.  Diigo - This is one of many excellent social bookmarking tools.  Get the Diigo extension for the Chrome browser and start bookmarking and adding notes and highlights to web pages that you want to find again.  When you search for information using Google Search, it will…

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Resources

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

HIMSS Online Education provides timely, cost-effective, interactive education to healthcare information technology professionals in live and on demand formats.

The Chartered Institute for IT

As the global awarding body for IT, we help individuals to progress at all levels. Whether it's using a computer for the first time or taking the lead in an organisation's agile transformation. With flexible learning and rigorous assessment, our qualifications show employers and customers that you’ve achieved the globally-recognised benchmark in relevant skills and competence.

AAPC

AAPC is the nation's largest training and credentialing organization for the business side of medicine. Our certified members in medical coding, medical auditing, compliance, and practice management represent the highest level of expertise in the industry.

American Medical Informatics Association

AMIA provides various levels of education to provide high-value, practical information that addresses multiple emerging informatics roles and responsibilities.

American Nursing Informatics Association

Extensive continuing education resources.

American Society of Health Informatics Managers

Our mission is to recognize the individual value of each ASHIM member to support the future of health care by providing skill certification, education, community involvement, and member service to the Health IT workforce.

Canadian Nursing Informatics Association

The Voice for Nursing Informatics in Canada.

Health IT Certification

Health IT Certification provides professional training and certification for those responsible for planning, selecting, implementing, and managing electronic health records (EHR), other health information technology (HIT) and those engaged in the creation and management of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs)...