Healthcare IT Today

Confused By All the Different Healthcare IT Career Choices? UIC Is Here to Help!

Posted on30. Sep, 2010 by Gwen Darling.

1

As the Healthcare IT landscape continues to morph and take shape, so do the job titles and job descriptions necessary for making it all come together! In our “Day in the Life” series here on Healthcare IT Today, we profile professionals from every corner of the industry, in an effort to present an intimate, personal [...]

Continue Reading

HIMSS Launches Online State IT Initiative Tracker

Posted on29. Sep, 2010 by Gwen Darling.

0

According to a story just released by Healthcare IT News, HIMSS has launched a State HIT Dashboard to provide healthcare professionals, policy makers and stakeholders a snapshot of major health information technology initiatives underway across the US. “As an interactive resource, the HIMSS State HIT Dashboard is easily accessible to healthcare stakeholders,” said Carla Smith, [...]

Continue Reading

Interviews Are a Two-Way Street

Posted on28. Sep, 2010 by Tim Tolan.

0

It’s a little surprising when I talk with candidates before their interviews who are incredibly nervous about the questions they’ll be answering on their big day. I get that- prudent candidates need to be prepared for an interview and should never try to ‘wing it’. Nope. Just remember that interviews are a two-way street. As [...]

Continue Reading

Don’t Quit Your Job Today!

Posted on24. Sep, 2010 by Tim Tolan.

0

I hear you loud and clear! Everybody’s had that moment when you want to tell your boss exactly what you think about them and gleefully spell out how and where they can ‘shove it’. While the feeling is undeniably soothing, the act itself is full of emotion and there’s a 99 percent chance that once [...]

Continue Reading

EMR/EHR Implementation…“It takes a [Healthcare Information Technology] Village!”

Posted on22. Sep, 2010 by Shirley Corsey.

1

Currently I’m part of an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Implementation staff for which we are implementing Epic® Systems, Inc. EMR for several Ambulatory specialty clinics such as Cardiology, Surgery, and Orthopedics. Our staff consists of project managers, clinicians, IT staff, experienced EMR vendor certified consultants such as me, as well as recently certified full-time employees…believe me we [...]

Continue Reading

Webinar: What is the Difference Between Health Informatics and HIM?

Posted on21. Sep, 2010 by Gwen Darling.

0

Health Informatics. HIM. Educational tracks feature both disciplines, but what the heck’s the difference? Leave it to the University of Illinois – Chicago (UIC) to take the initiative to help us distinguish between the two. If you are unable to attend the AHIMA 2010 convention, please dial in to join UIC for a presentation hosted by [...]