Submit a Guest Article

I’m an expert in many healthcare IT, security, and medical device architecture topics but I know there are thousands of other highly experienced engineers and technical leaders out there who know more than I do. That’s why I love getting requests to submit guest articles on all kinds of topics.

What kinds of subjects should you write about?

If you have any technology subject area that you know well enough to give tips, techniques, advice, etc. without really selling a product or a company then I’d love to hear from you. It could be as little as 350 words all the way to 2,500 words or more if you have lots to say. No deadlines or anything – just get it to me when you have it.

What kind of audience should you write for?

Our readers are mostly technology folks that are “in the trenches” and looking for technical solutions to healthcare problems. They are IT managers, clinical engineers, med techs, programmers, executives, and other experienced people looking for answers to technical questions. If you’re not writing for a deeply technical audience please don’t submit the article.

What should the guest postings look like?

For some examples, look at the other guest articles on my blog – as long as it’s suitable for a highly technical audience and will not look or read like an article that is so general that it would be suited for a newspaper, it will likely be published. Here are best kinds of guest postings:

  • Helpful how-to posts that teach something useful
  • New discoveries or case studies that show how an implementation in one place might work in another
  • Actionable news that tells people something they should do to help save time or get some work done

Your content needs to be:

  • Transparent – If you’re mentioning a service or product that you’re associated with, make it clear.
  • Balanced – No lopsided propaganda. Especially if you’re associated with something being mentioned
  • Well written – We will not accept poorly written posts or posts with bad grammar or non (PG) language.
  • Fresh – We will not accept posts that cover a topic we feel is over-talked about or over-done, or is too general

What kinds of articles should you NOT write?

The key is that my audience is a technology “implementation” group; they don’t like high level news and views that can be found in dozens of other sites. If your article reads like a news article or product announcement then you won’t want to submit that.

How do you submit a guest posting?

If you’ve got some advice to share, please submit a quick abstract to guest-article@healthcareguy.com and I’ll give you a quick thumbs up / down.