Week 1: A Slow but Steady Start

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Week 1: A Slow but Steady Start

    The first week of my OJT at Bicol Regional Hospital and Medical Center (BRHMC) under IHOMP was a gentle introduction to the world of healthcare IT. No dramatic rescues of crashing systems... yet, but plenty of learning in small, steady steps.

    Day one started with an orientation by Ma’am Annie, who walked us through hospital policies and workplace etiquette. It wasn’t the most thrilling part of the week, but at least I now know where not to wander off to! After that, Sir Jims gave us a quick tour of the different departments, and it was interesting seeing how everything connects behind the scenes. By the afternoon, assignments were handed out, and I landed at IHOMP, where my first task was updating case rate data in HOMIS NX. Not exactly an exciting IT work I imagined, but hey, everyone starts somewhere.

    The next two days settled into a routine. Mornings and afternoons spent carefully encoding and verifying data in the HOMIS NX system. It was repetitive, but there’s something oddly satisfying about organizing information neatly, even if my eyes started crossing from all the numbers. The real highlight came in the afternoons when we had a short but practical training on printer troubleshooting. We went over common issues like paper jams, connectivity problems, and driver errors. It’s one of those skills that seems simple but can save a lot of frustration in an office setting. Also, who knew something as simple as a paper jam could cause so much chaos? 

    Looking back, it was a quiet but productive week. I may not have been fixing complex systems, but I learned that even the small tasks matter. Plus, getting comfortable with hospital systems early on is definitely a win. Here’s hoping week two brings a little more hands-on action. Maybe even a hospital equipment problem to solve. Until then, I’ll keep embracing the grind and maybe become the unofficial encoding master of the department!





 






















 

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