Healthcare IT Today

Give Back to Move Forward

Posted on03. Feb, 2012 by Joe Lavelle.

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Even if you currently have a 9-to-5 job, ask yourself if it’s what you really want to be doing. If not, why not consider giving some of your time to an organization within the field that is your true passion? If you’ve always wanted to run a dinner theater, offer to do their books and learn the ins and outs of such an operation.

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National eHealth Collaborative University Launches 2012 Online HIT Education Series

Posted on01. Feb, 2012 by Gwen Darling.

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National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) today announced the start of the NeHC University Spring 2012 semester. The new semester of this popular health IT (HIT) education series will kick off on February 1 and run through June. “Last year we welcomed over 7,500 attendees to our NeHC University programs, which shows that our stakeholders find the [...]

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Is Your Resume Drowning In Jargon?

Posted on31. Jan, 2012 by Carter Groome.

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We’re all guilty. Jargon is ubiquitous in our writing and cutting back is as hard as turning down a piece of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. It seems even harder in the healthcare IT field because we are combining two notoriously buzzword-heavy fields. Phrases like “synergy,” “space,” and “outside the box” are just the beginning of [...]

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You Are Invited! UIC Hosts “Bridging the Gap Between Education and Employment” HIMSS12 Luncheon

Posted on27. Jan, 2012 by Gwen Darling.

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You are hereby cordially invited to: University of Illinois at Chicago’s HIMSS12 Luncheon & Round Table Discussion As jobs in the health informatics industry continue to grow faster than average, understanding what hiring managers are looking for is a must. With that in mind, we are facilitating a round table discussion & luncheon at HIMSS12 [...]

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Flip or Click the Page?

Posted on25. Jan, 2012 by Cassie Thiessen.

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I LOVE to read. Read, read, read, read, read. Sometimes I wish that instead of following my passion for Economics in college I had continued in my study and love of literature. I think back over this sometimes especially because I often feel that my field of study did not significantly impact my career path [...]

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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 [...]