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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An Electronic Health Record doesn’t accomplish much if providers are reluctant to use it. That’s why there are many new companies helping to spur EHR adoption by providing easy-to-use alternatives to keyboard data entry.
April 11, 2012
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For the last 14 years, I have been working in our hospitals. I have always been in the IS Department, but at least I worked in a revenue center. I didn’t work in one of those places that are considered “corporate overhead.” Well, now I’m about six months into a new role that is distinctly corporate overhead.
April 11, 2012
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) plans to assess how health IT affects the quality of care. The agency is asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection project: “Workflow Assessment for Health IT Toolkit Evaluation.” The project will focus on small- and medium-sized physician practices.
April 11, 2012
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The California Telehealth Network will expand telemedicine training and provide technical support for rural and medically underserved clinics and hospitals in California with a $700,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare, building on the $600,000 it received in 2010.
April 11, 2012
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Despite the recent economic downturn, jobs in healthcare grew while jobs in other sectors declined, according to a new report by the nonprofit Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany School of Public Health.
April 9, 2012
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In Texas, where everything seems larger than life, the need for health IT workers is big, according to the Department of Health Information Management at the Texas State University-San Marcos.
April 6, 2012
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Start-up health IT companies have made quite a splash this past year, as more and more entrepreneurs see growing value in the health IT space. Lisa Suennen suggests four strategies to help fledgling companies grow.
April 4, 2012
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A consortium of four University of Wisconsin campuses is offering a new online Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management and Technology in an effort to address the state's shortage of four-year degree holders in this field.
April 4, 2012
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Cogent HMG, a private hospitalist company, has launched the Greeno-Hawley Hospital Medicine Index, which the company claims is the first objective tool designed to measure the capabilities of a hospitalist program.
April 2, 2012
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Healthcare professionals have increased their use of social media to look for jobs compared to last year, according to a new survey by recruitment firm AMN Healthcare.
April 2, 2012
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A strategic plan is crucial to the success of an organization's IT, but today's healthcare landscape is calling for a more patient-centered approach to planning for information technology. Sue Sutton, president and CEO of Tower Strategies, breaks down five tips for creating a strategic plan for IT.
March 29, 2012
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The demands placed on CIOs have grown within the past decade, but since the HITECH Act, these responsibilities have exploded -- making the role that much more crucial to the success not only of IT, but also the organization as a whole. Pamela Dixon outlines the top 10 qualities today's healthcare CIOs need to have.
March 27, 2012
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We all realize that technology is in constant evolution and we are all bringing mobile devices into our everyday existences like never before. Mobile devices and sensors and anything else in support of best practices and quality healthcare practices are in play today.
January 16, 2012
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Well, the time is approaching for our Annual Conference and the Career Services Center promises to provide insight, information and networking for those seeking career guidance and opportunity.
January 9, 2012
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You’ll be hearing more and more information as it continues to trickle into mainstream conversations about the agenda at HIMSS Annual Conference (Las Vegas, February 20 through February 24, 2012).
January 2, 2012
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2011 is winding down fast and many are in the midst of enjoying the holidays. Others are working and catching up on projects and programs that have fallen prey to not enough hours in the day to complete. But in the end, we move forward in our careers.
December 26, 2011
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In Healthcare IT News Dec. 19 was an article on 6 new HIT Positions in 2012. They missed one that should be on the list, and that is the "Chief Standards Executive".
December 21, 2011
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At times, we see certain professions and trades populated by certain groups than perhaps others. Additionally, we hear about issues of too few women in science, technology and engineering. Women are continuing to make gains in these areas albeit perhaps not as dramatically as we would have hoped.
December 19, 2011
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Robert Half International, a leading staffing firm, recently conducted a survey which spanned multiple industries. There are concerns about the candidate pool and that there won't be enough qualified candidates to meet demand. IT is one of the fields reporting difficulties.
December 16, 2011
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The endless pressure we all face in our day to day career paths to help transform healthcare into its future entity, takes a lot of time and most importantly an inner passion to make a difference. That passion drives many of us to put in dedicated long hours, so that the fruits of our labor come to fruition. Basically, to achieve and sustain the meaningful use and all that health IT promises, we often times devote our own personal time to accomplish what is not feasible during our normal business day.
December 12, 2011
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Another year is drawing to a close and government mandated deadlines are now on the not-so-distant horizon. Is your organization prepared?
December 9, 2011
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We all have great career potentials. The key to our potentials is to understand our own strengths and weaknesses and then develop strategies to better accommodate both.
December 5, 2011
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With the start of a new year, thousands will make finding a new job one of their resolutions. If this is going to be on your resolution list or you’re already on the job hunt, the competition is going to be fierce. There are steps you can take now to prepare.
December 2, 2011
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We all look for that perfect career – that career that we think is out there or that career we think we deserve. Well, in support of HIMSS members’ career efforts, HIMSS Career Services recently launched an eMentoring program.
November 28, 2011
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