What we do at Briljent is an extension of who we are as people—where we came from. Our CEO and founder, Kathy Carrier, started Briljent in 1998 to form a company, “where everyone could have a voice … to take care of our people equally, listen to their ideas, value their contributions and give them… Continue Reading The Luminous Fund 2021 Grant Awardees: To Whom Much is Given, Much is Required
Introduction Is your current training strategy meeting the needs of your workforce? A recent Training Industry article reports that, “Not only has there been a shortage of training provided to employees, but the training given is often not thorough enough or is not hands on.” A comprehensive Learning Assessment is a tool to carefully consider… Continue Reading Learning Assessment: Are You Delivering Training that Promotes Performance and Retention?
Your health information technology state Environmental Scan (eScan) and the State Medicaid Health Information Technology Plan (SMHP) is due by the end of March 2022. With HITECH sunsetting at the end of September, the time to act is now! Are You Prepared to Complete Your Environmental Scan? The health information technology state Environmental Scan (eScan) is… Continue Reading HIT State Environmental Scan
My intent when I turned away from a big job in “corporate America” the year I turned 40 and started Briljent was to create a company where everyone could have a voice. Honestly, I was fed up with how I was treated because I was a woman. For over 20 years we have worked with clear intent… Continue Reading Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Briljent
“Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes, turn and face the strange” -David Bowie Introduction to “OCM” You’ve heard that the only constant is change, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy, especially when implementing new solutions for your workgroup or organization. Enter: Organizational Change Management. Organizational Change Management, or simply “OCM,” includes the processes, tools, and techniques to manage the people… Continue Reading OCM: Placing the Person Center-Stage
“When you get all of us in a room, with our team’s HIT background, it’s hard to top that expertise.” -Brian Wikle HIT Client Services Manager: The Guy with a Bowtie Brian Wikle, HIT Client Services Manager, the “guy with the bowtie,” sat down with Adam Hayden, to chat about his healthcare experience, the relationship-driven… Continue Reading “Guy with the Bowtie”: Briljent’s HIT Client Manager, Brian Wikle
Building Our HIT Service Offering around Service and Improving Lives “To me, it’s all about the culture.” –Callie Wachendorf, HIT Consultant Briljent offers a range of services to help in funding, planning, and implementing Health Information Technology (HIT) and Health Information Exchange (HIE) initiatives. Throughout 2020, we continued to build on the experience and expertise… Continue Reading The HIT Squad
Introduction Briljent’s own Susan Clark, HIT consultant and all-around HIT rock star, was recently appointed as the incoming Chair of the AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Council. Our Briljent HIT team rallies around improving people’s lives through their work, and so, Susan’s leadership matches the values of AHIMA to ensure that “information stays human” because “when information is human, it is relevant.” Susan is a health information professional with more than 25 years of experience, working in several… Continue Reading Susan Clark is Appointed as Chair of the AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Council: An HIT Rockstar for the People
“If you don’t stick to your values when they are being tested, they’re not values: they’re hobbies.” – Jon Stewart The great British writer, C. S. Lewis, said, “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” Looking at Briljent right now, I think about the ways our employees are showing our clients that we… Continue Reading Impeccable Integrity | Doing the Right Thing when No One is Watching
Evidence-Based 8-Step School Improvement Methodology to Meet the Needs of All Students Summary The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to widen the achievement gap. Briljent is providing training and technical assistance on the 8-Step School Improvement Process, a research and evidence-based K-12 school improvement system funded by Title I grants with demonstrated success across the nation. For over 22 years, Briljent has… Continue Reading Closing the Achievement Gap