Campling has been running a webcomic since 1999.
time establishing relationships with health care workers, but with informaticist translating between the IT and the clinical sides of things, “that all comes together,” he said. “It was a bit of an uphill battle in the ’90s and the 2000s, getting health care organizations to recognize that technology was the way of the future, but it’s much more recognized now to the extent that WWW.ORTODAY.COM
meaningful use money worked to benefit providers and patients,” Campling said. “Sooner or later everybody’s going to have to do it, especially if they receive Medicare and Medicaid funding. Not only is it an interesting field to be in, it’s one that increasingly has good job security.” Currently, Campling works as an Integration Architect at the Bear Institute, a partnership
between Cerner and the Children’s National Health System in Silver Springs, Maryland. His role involves bringing innovation and support to a larger set of operational responsibilities. Recently, he’s been working on a major version upgrade for the Cerner EMR that requires unifying the responsibilities he’s developed in the IT and clinical worlds. “I have a high-level view of the way that various systems work together, or are supposed to,” Campling said. “From a clinical background, all the different systems work together, and we’re supposed to make sure they’re doing so. We have a good team of application experts here, and sometimes they need additional support. I can help them out with application solutions, trying to understand the issues that are going on so that we can get information for the end users.” When he’s not in the office, Campling stretches out the remainder of his quite versatile set of talents. His interest in illustration and comics production led to his creation of a webcomic he’s maintained since 1999; Campling has also published a short story in a comics anthology that was released this January, and is working on another for Square City Comics. He’s a black belt in Shaolin Wushu-Kung Fu and last year began studying Tai Chi. Swing dancing is another of his hobbies (since marrying a swing dance instructor, learning was “mandatory,” he said). In the rare moments when he takes a break, Campling can be found curled up with a book, a video game or taking in some sun in his garden. July/August 2016 | OR TODAY
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