Healthcare IT Today

Puff or No Puff?

Posted on16. Jan, 2012 by Cassie Thiessen.

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I’ve been thinking a lot about smoking lately. My hometown of Boise, ID just joined, although late to the party, the ranks of many other cities around the nation by banning smoking in bars. As a patron, I appreciate the smoking ban and remember the days when I would wear clothes that already needing washing [...]

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Upcoming Career Webinar: Positioning Yourself For Success In The ICD-10 Marketplace

Posted on13. Jan, 2012 by Carter Groome.

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Most likely you’ve either heard about or are up to your elbows in the mandated transition to ICD-10. In case you’re a little foggy on the whole ICD system, here’s an ICD primer, courtesy of the CMS and the AMA: ICD stands for “International Classification of Diseases,” and the 10 refers to the fact that [...]

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The Secret To Great Eye Contact During Video Interviews

Posted on13. Dec, 2011 by Gwen Darling.

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By now, you’ve probably read that video interviews are all the rage – especially in a technology-driven industry like Healthcare IT, where most of us geeks are armed and ready with a Webcam and video conferencing software of some description. If you haven’t had the experience of being the video interviewer or the video interviewee [...]

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Employers – Stop Being So Cheap!

Posted on09. Nov, 2011 by Tim Tolan.

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You heard me, and I mean it! I get it – the world economy (especially the US economy) is in the toilet. That doesn’t mean you hire a search firm to find the best talent in the land, and then offer a compensation package that is LESS THAN what they are earning today. In the [...]

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Rant! Shame on You Bad Recruiters

Posted on07. Nov, 2011 by Cassie Thiessen.

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Forewarning: This post is a rant! And before I get into my ranting, I must give credit to Tim Tolan who posted a rant entitled, “Please Don’t Put Me on HOLD.” I really enjoyed his post and this that follows will be somewhat near in topic to Tim’s, but ultimately I think it is bold [...]

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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.