Healthcare IT Today

Grandma Nancy Needs Telemedicine!

Posted on31. Oct, 2011 by Cassie Thiessen.

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You’re in big trouble Grandma Nancy. In the famous “I Love Lucy” words of Ricky Ricardo, “you got some ‘splaining’ to do!” Just this week, my Significant Other’s grandmother Nancy was discovered to have a broken femur near her hip joint, but that is not why she is in big trouble. Grandma Nancy is in [...]

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The Many Benefits of Volunteering

Posted on26. Oct, 2011 by Joe Lavelle.

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Giving back to your community and the greater world around all of us is important for so many reasons. First, it’s simply the right thing to do. And, it’s OK to be honest in sharing that sometimes volunteering has the selfish benefit of helping us with networking opportunities and skill growth in our own careers.

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Caution: Here’s Why Not to Short Sheet the Hiring Process

Posted on20. Oct, 2011 by Joe Lavelle.

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As the Healthcare IT Market is heating up, do your part to make sure that your company’s hiring practices are not being compromised by the need to hire many people quickly. I know that the pressure is high to get new talented people hired on board and productive in the “ARRA and ICD-10 Environment”, but compromising your company’s hiring process and standard is only a recipe for disaster.

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The Dishes are Clean – Tips for Successfully Working from Home

Posted on19. Oct, 2011 by Cassie Thiessen.

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One of my dear friends in Chicago just began working from home for the first time in her career because her office is being remodeled. Liz, welcome to the land of pajamas, flexible hours, and isolation. Working remotely, virtually, from home, whatever you want to call it is different. There’s no getting around it and [...]

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Changing Careers? Ask Yourself These Questions…

Posted on18. Oct, 2011 by Erin Kennedy.

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It used to be that people would stay at the same job for years. But now, it’s not the same job market, not the same companies and certainly not the same employees. People leave for all sorts of reasons, they either want a change of scenery or they leave to make more money. Companies can [...]

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Meaningful Use Stage 1 – What Does It Mean to Us? Upcoming Webinar From UIC

Posted on17. Oct, 2011 by Gwen Darling.

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The University of Illinois – Chicago is known not only for its outstanding online Informatics programs, but for its informative and educational Webinar series, as well. Up next is a kind of “Meaningful Use 101″ type of presentation that will clarify what the heck “meaningful use” actually is and how it applies to us! Here [...]