“I Didn’t Think I Could Learn AI… Until I Tried It During My Project.”

Q: Devi, why did you reach out for help?

Devi:
I was in the middle of an EHR integration project and honestly… I was drowning.
Everyone around me was talking about using AI to speed things up:

• “Use AI to draft your BRD.”

• “Use AI to check your HL7 messages.”

• “Use AI to write test cases.”

But no one would show me how.

I kept thinking, “What if I mess up? What if I misuse AI and look incompetent?”

That fear almost held me back from learning the very thing that would have made my life easier.

So I reached out to Soni.

Q: What were you most afraid of when it came to using AI?

Devi:
I was terrified of three things:

1. Looking stupid in front of my team.

2. Breaking something because I misunderstood AI instructions.

3. Becoming that person who “should know this by now” but doesn’t.

AI felt like this big, powerful tool…
like something “other people” were good at.

I’m a solid Health IT professional — HL7, workflows, clinical context — but AI felt like a different universe.

The fear wasn’t that I’d get it wrong.
The fear was that everyone else would get ahead before I did.

Q: Soni, what did you tell her?

Soni:
I told her what I tell all my clients:

“AI is only dangerous when you don’t know how to use it.
Once you understand how to guide it, AI becomes the most powerful assistant you’ll ever have.’’

Most professionals think they need to be “technical enough.”
They don’t.

They need to learn what to ask, how to structure prompts, and how to combine AI with the workflows they already know.

This is exactly why I built my three-tier service framework — to meet people where they are and teach them how to use AI the right way.

Q: What changed once you learned how to use AI properly?

Devi:
Everything.

In the first week:

• I drafted a BRD outline in minutes instead of hours

• I created a data flow diagram with AI guiding me step-by-step

• I validated an HL7 ORU message using the prompt Soni gave me

• I generated UAT scenarios directly from the requirements

My team literally thought I had been “studying all weekend.” I wasn’t. I just finally knew how to use AI like a companion.

And the fear?
Gone.

The bigger realization hit me:

I wasn’t behind. I was just untrained.

Q: What was the turning point for you emotionally?

Devi:
The moment AI stopped feeling like a threat
and started feeling like leverage.

I remember saying:

“Wait… so I don’t have to memorize everything?”

And Soni said:

“No. You need to know how to think — and let AI support your execution.”

That hit deep.

Because this whole time, I thought success meant
working harder, keeping more in my head, doing everything manually.

But AI showed me:

• I can ask better questions

• I can deliver higher quality work

• I can understand systems faster

• I can speak with confidence during technical meetings

It felt like I had unlocked a part of myself.

Q: How has learning AI changed your confidence at work?

Devi:
I’m leading conversations now.

When someone asks:
“Where does this lab result originate?” or “Can we validate OBX-5 in the interface?”

I don’t panic.

AI helps me validate my thinking and see the logic clearly.
I’m not guessing anymore.

I’m showing up differently.

My manager recently told me:
“Whatever you’re doing, keep doing it.”

And that’s when I knew —
learning AI wasn’t optional.
It’s the thing that will define the next level of my career.

Q: Soni, what’s the biggest misconception Health IT professionals have about AI?

Soni:
That AI is here to replace you.

That’s not true.

AI replaces tasks. Not people who know how to use it.

The truth is:

The only risk is not learning it.

The professionals who learn AI early:

• rise faster

• get better roles

• complete projects with clarity

• earn the trust of leadership

• deliver stronger documentation

• communicate like architects

AI won’t eliminate your job.
But someone who knows how to use AI might outpace you.

My job is to make sure that person… is you.

Q: Devi, what would you say to someone who feels exactly like you did?

Devi:
Don’t let fear make decisions for you.

Every Health IT professional — analysts, clinicians, testers, architects —
needs to know how to use AI now.

Not next year.
Not “when things slow down.”
Not after your next project.

Because the person who learns AI today is the person who leads tomorrow.

I wasted months feeling behind.
You don’t have to.

Q: Soni, how can someone start learning AI with you?

Soni:
Three ways — based on where you are in your journey:

Tier 1 — AI Foundations (For Beginners)

Learn the basics, start using AI daily, build confidence fast.

Tier 2 — Project Engagement (For Active Projects)

Use AI for BRDs, mappings, testing, flows — while working through a real project.

Tier 3 — Consulting (For Organizations)

Team training, AI adoption, workflow redesign, interoperability expertise.

Each tier is designed to help you not just learn AI — but use it to win.

FINAL MESSAGE FROM SONI

If you’re reading this and you recognize yourself in Devi’s story…

If you’re tired of feeling overwhelmed…
If you’re tired of pretending in meetings…
If you’re tired of working harder than you have to…

Then this is your moment.

AI won’t pass you by —
unless you let it.

And if you choose to learn it now,
you’ll never be “behind” again.