The never-ending quest for improvement.

Once upon a time, when I was in college, I was helping a friend out and making flyers for a quarterly fundraiser. We would sit together and painstakingly put all the pieces together: the headlines, the body copy, the pictures, the little icons and donation details—the full lot of it.

And after several hours, he would say, “It’s perfect.”

And then we would get them printed.

Seeing them in print brought new edits, and he would come to me with the phrase, “Next time can we…?”

This became something of a routine for us, until one day when he was walking over to me, flyers in hand, a big smile on his face, and the fearful look of “will this break the proverbial camel’s back?” in his eyes.

“Let me guess,” I said. “Perfection is ready for its next evolution?”

We laughed until we cried, and “perfection evolves” became a mantra we both carried, even as our paths eventually diverged.

Being at the Civitas conference last week, I was very much reminded of the concept of “perfection evolving”—speaking with HIE leaders, listening to shared trials, tribulations, and successes. It was outstanding how much had evolved in the past year.

The Civitas conference remains a favorite for me, and so many others at J2, and I think it’s because it feels so incredibly grassroots. It’s full of state initiatives, grant-funded projects, individual leaders with lean teams and big dreams literally blazing trails in healthcare.

I walked away from the conference feeling proud of how state and local healthcare systems had evolved to serve their communities more holistically.

Just as I was there for my friend in every iteration of his flyers, J2 is here for you in every iteration of your technical needs. We’re here to evolve with you, never resting until it really is “perfect.”
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Your partner in healthcare IT,
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Rachel Warnock 🐿️
Director of Marketing

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