Healthcare IT Today

Projecting Demand For Your Skills

Posted on06. Jan, 2012 by David Kushan.

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When looking to get into a new marketplace where you think there will be high demand, you want to consider a few obvious things: How difficult will it be to break into the new market? How long will the demand last? Will you be better off than if you just stay in the market you [...]

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Changing Your Healthcare IT Sellable Skill Set

Posted on25. Nov, 2011 by David Kushan.

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As a consultant, you need to know your sellable skill set or knowledge base. And just as importantly, you have to be able to package yourself in a way that the people who are buying your services will be comfortable in engaging you. I decided to write this particular post because of the same question [...]

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The Demise of Non-Solicitation Agreements – A Double-Edged Sword for Healthcare IT?

Posted on14. Apr, 2011 by David Kushan.

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Nothing can be more disruptive to an organization’s plans than to lose a key person. Because of this, many times partnering organizations, vendor/clients, client/client, and even competing organizations will put formal and informal “agreements” in place not to hire each other’s employees. These types of agreements have been in place for many years within various [...]

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Can Being Happy At Your Job Be Bad For Your Career?

Posted on30. Mar, 2011 by David Kushan.

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Can being happy at your job be bad for your career? Well, that depends what your mindset is when you are happy with your job. And for a good percentage of people, it definitely is. As I have discussed in past posts, there are certainly times when you are going to be in “good job mode” [...]

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Two Reasons Why Hiring Is Not Going To Get Any Easier

Posted on23. Mar, 2011 by David Kushan.

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In past posts I have made reference to some of the many articles that continually publicize the shortages that currently exist and will continue to exist in finding and hiring specialized skills in the Healthcare IT / Informatics market. When people begin looking for new positions, they evaluate six main areas when deciding if a [...]

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Good People Are Really Easy To Find!

Posted on22. Feb, 2011 by David Kushan.

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In December I was at the ASHP (American Society for Health Systems Pharmacists) midyear meeting in Anaheim, CA. Over the years, their track relating to Pharmacy IT and Informatics has really expanded. In between one of the sessions, I was in a conversation with a Director of Pharmacy and a Manager of Pharmacy Informatics. Both [...]