Three Different Hospitals…Three Unique Sites

By Sandra VanWyk-Fancher, Vice President of Operations

I can’t make up my mind.  Some months, my favorite part of the project is the kickoff, which includes spending time at our client’s location to learn about who they are, their brand, their goals and their team.  Together, we brainstorm and develop a roadmap for their online presence.  What could be better than planning for this new life?

Need More Budget and Staff? - 2008 Survey on Initiatives in eHealth is Live

By Kristen Snider, Data Analyst 

As they go through the budget process, many healthcare organizations find themselves fighting for each dollar.  Finding and retaining adequate staff to complete all the little (which are usually big) marketing/IT projects that come through the door can become quite daunting.  What you need is concrete evidence. When your management team asks you to reach for the stars, you need evidence that proves you need financial and staffing resources to make it happen. 

Geonetric Friends Lend a Helping Hand

By Linda Barnes, Vice President of Strategic Services

“In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.” John Curton Collins

Eastern Iowa’s recent adversity - the massive flooding - is giving us the opportunity to truly know our many, many friends.  And although we can never thank them adequately, I’d like to highlight just a few of the kind gestures we’ve received.

Geonetric is Surviving the Flood of 2008

By Sandra VanWyk-Fancher, Vice President of Operations

Thank you for your concerns

Recently raging rivers have flooded many Midwest communities and the city of Cedar Rapids, where Geonetric is located, was submerged in water (view the ABC news video). We’ve been receiving many messages of care and concern from the healthcare community - we appreciate your words of support.

Meeting vs. Movie: Which is More Entertaining? A book review about Patrick Lendioni’s book “Death by Meetings”

By Tracy Trettin, Marketing Manager

Would you rather attend a movie or a meeting? It’s a question asked by a character in Patrick Lencioni’s book “Death by Meetings.” 

Meetings are essential to leading and managing a successful business. It’s how we spend a majority of our time at work. Yet, many hate them. If we hate meetings, can we make good business decisions? 

Calculators that will Blow Your Mind

By Dan Levengood, Product Specialist

The other day, I was walking down the aisle at Target, when I came across their selection of calculators.  I was amazed by how many they had; graphing, financial, large button, kitchen measurement conversion, distance calculators and more! 

Are people really still using these solar-powered devices?  They can’t be, can they? I’m not even 30 yet, but hand-held calculators seem so old to me. (Well, not as old as this…..)

Happy Birthday, Geo!

By Eric Engelmann, President & CEO

It’s hard to take time to reflect on the past when we have so much going on in the present, but on a birthday it’s kind of expected.

We’re always asked about our company’s history…and that seems like the most logical place to start.  Geonetric is the proverbial ‘software company in a basement’ success story.  In our humble beginnings, we built Web applications for companies in a variety of industries.  In 2000, we had the opportunity to create a CMS for a large health system.  It was through this project we discovered a need in the healthcare industry for a smarter, more intuitive CMS system- and VitalSite was born.

Making Dreams Come True for Employees at Work

By Anne Ohrt, HR/Event Coordinator

A four day work week?  A huge raise?  Are these the things that a “dream job” is made of? 

To some individuals in the workforce, receiving more time off and more pay are two of the biggest incentives to having a “successful” job.  Is money alone enough of a factor to take a new job or stay at an existing job?  The management team at Geonetric is exploring such a question, as we dive into our next reading experience for our management book club.

Taking Small Actions to Stem the Tide of Climate Change

By Genie Gratto, Senior Project Manager

In a thought-provoking article in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, Michael Pollan asks the question: Why bother about climate change at all? The problem is too big to address one person at a time, one action at a time. “There are so many stories we can tell ourselves to justify doing nothing, but perhaps the most insidious is that, whatever we do manage to do, it will be too little too late,” Pollan says.

So it may be, but Pollan advocates for taking small actions, nonetheless, and argues passionately for everyone to plant something from seed, nourish it with homemade compost, and grow even a little of their own food. Gardening-particularly kitchen gardening-is such an earth-affirming activity that it can’t help but make the doer think differently about the natural world and their impact on it. As a gardener myself, I can’t help but agree.

Work Hard, Play Hard

By Tracy Trettin, Marketing Manager

As the lead SQL developer at Geonetric, Jason Adams is well-known around the office… both for working on challenging database projects and for his passion for grilling. Often on summer days, you’ll find Jason at the grill – cooking something special for his hungry coworkers. Jason’s specialty: stuffed jalepenos.