The healthcare market is considered resistant to economic recession, but that doesn't mean it's any easier to hire and keep good workers when dollars are in short supply. Hospitals and clinics often outsource business processes such as clinical documentation and billing and revenue cycle, while working to retain care professionals and other core staff. Despite recent economic downturn, healthcare remains one of the fastest-growing job sectors in the United States.
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About one third of Americans are willing to receive some of their healthcare from robots, and 98 percent said they would receive robot care if it meant lower co-pays and health insurance costs.
August 15, 2012
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Employment opportunities continued to trend up in the medical industry, according to the newest situation report, released last month, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. More than 13,000 jobs were created in healthcare alone. Planned layoffs also hit a 13 month low, down almost 40 percent from the announced cuts in May, according to the global outplacement firm, Challenger, Grey and Christmas.
August 3, 2012
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Massachusetts will receive $16.9 million in federal funds to help build its health information exchange to move clinical data across "a statewide healthcare information highway."
August 3, 2012
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Stoltenberg Consulting has found a way to put more health IT experts in the field with a new junior consultant program.
August 3, 2012
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Officials at the American Health Information Management Association(AHIMA) announced July 26 the unveiling of an interactive Web-based career development tool aimed at assisting students and health information professionals find and track relevant career paths.
July 26, 2012
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The Center for Connected Health and Reston, Va.-based CHS Health Services have joined forces, deploying telehealth technology to deliver specialist consultations from two leading Boston hospitals directly to the onsite health centers of Fortune 1000 companies.
July 24, 2012
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The U.S. labor market may be soft, but health IT is booming, with many hospitals locked in pitched competition to hire skilled technology professionals. One recruiter has laid out a battle plan for finding – and keeping – good employees.
July 10, 2012
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The Department of Labor estimates a 30 percent increase in healthcare hiring between now and 2014 – totaling as many as 4.7 million new jobs. It also predicts the need for some 50,000 workers in health IT to meet the demands of meaningful use, ICD-10 and more. But finding qualified workers isn't always easy.
July 10, 2012
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The healthcare sector continued to add jobs in June, gaining more than 13,000. But those numbers were down from past months, in keeping with slow growth in other industries.
July 9, 2012
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A recent study from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce shows that the coming years will see job openings growing faster in healthcare than in all other industries in 46 out of 50 states, and in the District of Columbia. Technology will be a key driver of this growth.
July 5, 2012
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Who's going to take home the gold and be named one of 2012's top 25 hospital IT departments? Of the 277 nominated hospitals, 125 have qualified for one of the top spots.
June 27, 2012
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The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Georgia Institute of Technology will collaborate to address interoperability issues, accelerate the development of integrated health IT solutions, test new products and help train the health IT workforce.
June 26, 2012
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HIMSS Professional Development, Career Services continues to strive towards touching our diverse membership from various corners of their career paths.
May 29, 2012
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The nursing profession continues to gain much momentum within the HIMSS community. Our membership of nurses continues to grow under the auspices of Joyce Sensmeier, Vice President, HIMSS Informatics.
May 21, 2012
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I’ve touched on the importance of networking in the past, but after participating in the HIMSS Virtual Career Fair earlier this week, where I witnessed the power of networking firsthand, I’m a firm believer.
May 18, 2012
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Here at Professional Development, Career Services we always support the need for our members to distinguish themselves when attempting to position their career tracks.
May 14, 2012
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Recently the CEO of LinkedIn vlogged about how we need to live in constant beta. This applies to both our professional and personal lives.
May 11, 2012
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HIMSS Professional Development is helping to orchestrate the 8th Annual Government Health IT Conference & Exhibition at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC from June 11-12, 2012.
May 7, 2012
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I’ve been noticing a trend with positions being posted to HIMSS JobMine. Relocation assistance and hiring bonuses seem to be making a comeback.
May 4, 2012
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Here’s just another way HIMSS can support your career growth...by using HIMSS social media touch points. Social media touch points can help facilitate career searches and can also be used in support of inner reflection of your current career state goals.
April 30, 2012
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In earlier blog posts I've touched on the importance for both employers and job seekers to maintain their online reputation because the internet and social media offers a whole level of transparency when it comes to the recruitment process.
April 27, 2012
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I remember in the past finding a job just looking in the various journals or just simply in my local newspaper. Well, those days are long gone – thanks in part to the nuances of social media and the job boards that are available to us today.
April 23, 2012
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Depending on the size of the organization, a hospital’s IT department can be massive with multiple departmental directors. Technology is evolving quickly, so it isn’t surprising that IT roles are too.
April 19, 2012
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The HIMSS Nursing Informatics Community of Profession has seen tremendous success in understanding and exploring the impact of the informatics nurse professional.
April 16, 2012
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