Tag Archives: certification
Free Recorded Webinar ~ “Career Strategies on How to Enter the Healthcare IT Industry”
Posted on10. Oct, 2010 by Gwen Darling.
If you’ve ever asked the question, “How can I transition to, or further develop my career in Healthcare IT?” and you missed the live version of the University o f Illinois – Chicago’s (UIC) terrifically informative Webinar, you’re in luck! UIC has just posted both the recording, and the accompanying slides on their Website for [...]
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HIMSS Launches Online State IT Initiative Tracker
Posted on29. Sep, 2010 by Gwen Darling.
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, [...]
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Are you the “New-er” Healthcare IT Professional?
Posted on20. Aug, 2010 by Shirley Corsey.
Well hello…it’s been a couple months since I was inspired to relate a blog topic to one of my favorite little commercial series. I’m sure by now you have seen these series of commercials that feature that “banker guy” and those adorable little kids. He always finds a way to break one of those little [...]
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Meet The American Society of Health Informatics Managers and the CHISP™ Certification
Posted on03. Aug, 2010 by Gwen Darling.
I’ve recently discovered a new organization that I believe will become a integral resource for professionals who are working to bridge the gap in their experience between Healthcare and IT. The American Society of Health Informatics Managers™, Inc. (ASHIM) is a professional member association for IT professionals who specialize (or plan to) in Healthcare IT. [...]
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UIC Master of Science in Health Informatics: First in the Nation to Receive Prestigious CAHIIM Accreditation
Posted on28. Jul, 2010 by Gwen Darling.
If you receive the Healthcare IT Central Weekly Job Alert email (and if not, I personally invite you to!), you’ve no doubt heard me rave about the University of Illinois at Chicago’s online Informatics programs, for everything about UIC (from their stellar Website to the quality of their faculty to the fact that they were [...]
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Healthcare IT Boot Camp – Immersive, Intensive, Immediate
Posted on23. Jul, 2010 by Gwen Darling.
As the demand for Healthcare IT professionals heats up, the candidate landscape is also becoming more competitive. As a job seeker, certifications are a sure way to get a leg up on the competition. In addition to the specific vendor certifications, which we all know are extremely desirable, two other certifications that I’m beginning to [...]








