Healthcare IT Today

5 Steps to Retool and Jumpstart Your Job Search

Posted on05. Dec, 2011 by Erin Kennedy.

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Sometimes things just happen in your career that force you to take a new look at where you’re heading. Maybe a shift in the chain of command, a restructuring of your department, or a decision to outsource your duties to a team of consultants. Or perhaps you’re just plain tired of what you’ve been doing, [...]

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ONC Launches HealthIT.Gov

Posted on08. Sep, 2011 by Gwen Darling.

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT launched a new Website today called HealthIT.gov, aimed to connect people to resources that “empower them to make changes, and ultimately, (improve) the nation’s health — one person at a time.” The site has two distinct targets – healthcare providers, and patients, and provides answers to [...]

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A “Thanks to Nurses” Follow Up

Posted on25. Aug, 2011 by Cassie Thiessen.

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About a month ago, I posted Healthcare IT Observations and Thanks to Nurses! in which I discussed supporting my mom through bi-lateral mastectomy at a hospital that had recently gone live on their EMR. At the end of this post after my Health IT comments, I included a big “thank you!” to all the nurses [...]

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Bureau of Labor Statistics Says Healthcare Leading Market in IT Jobs Creation

Posted on17. Aug, 2011 by Gwen Darling.

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In it’s latest Occupational Outlook Handbook, the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a very optimistic jobs creation outlook for current and potential Healthcare IT professionals. According to the Website: Employment is expected to grow much faster than the average. Job prospects should be very good, particularly for technicians with strong computer software skills. Entrants usually [...]

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Healthcare IT Consultants: How to Fly SW Airlines – Without Paying An Extra $10

Posted on05. Jul, 2011 by Cassie Thiessen.

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For all those of us who are or have been traveling consultants or those that have ever clicked “Road Warrior” on a job board, what is the greatest bonus you can think of in exchange for all the pain? By pain, I am referring to hours of airports with bad and expensive food and hours [...]

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ARRA, Freakonomics and the Opportunity of a Lifetime!

Posted on17. Jun, 2011 by Joe Lavelle.

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The Healthcare IT Vendor economic model is built upon vendors obtaining transactions with customers. However, customers do not need transactions, they need the latest functionality available with optimized workflow, maximized adoption and agile infrastructure.