In conversation recently with a dear old friend, who also happens to be an outstanding IT project manager in a cutting-edge hospital system, I broached the subject of their transition to ICD-10. It was progressing well, she confided. In fact, they would be ready to start testing by mid-August! I was slack-jawed with surprise. Weren’t […]
It's go-time for ICD-10 testing - and ICD-10 testers. Half of the providers who responded to a recent ICD-10 readiness survey said they would begin their external testing in the first half of 2014. Still others are only at the internal testing phase or not yet testing at all. That means hospitals and health systems, […]
Consultant Advisor Andy Bryant loves his day job recruiting for Healthcare IT Leaders, but if he wasn’t working here, he would be working as a missionary around the world. He’s been involved with global missions with his Alpharetta church since 2005, traveling to Mexico three times, Haiti twice, the Dominican Rublic, Cambodia and Kenya. Andy, […]
Salary-wise, 2013 was a good year to be a HIT professional. Over two-thirds of respondents to an annual compensation survey of healthcare IT workers said their pay increased last year by an average of 4.16%. Executive managers in HIT saw the biggest boost with an average increase of 6.10%. Senior management was next in line […]
An Ohio native, Consultant Advisor Lindsey Gray graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C. After college, Lindsey relocated to Atlanta to live with her aunt while she figured out her next step. Whether it was the Atlanta Falcons football fanaticism (Lindsey’s a die-hard Falcons and Ohio State Buckeyes fan) or […]
A Panama City, Fla., native, Consultant Advisor Justin Couch still loves saltwater and freshwater fishing. That proximity to Florida's capital of Tallahassee also instilled in Justin a life-long love of Florida State University football, even after living in Georgia for 21 years. Justin has a bachelor's degree in finance from Jacksonville State University and an […]
New York native and Consultant Advisor Neika Powell hasn't lost her sense of big-city adventure during her years spent in the Atlanta suburbs. An avid foodie, traveler, motorcyclist and even a trained trapeze artist, Neika graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta and specializes in Epic consultant placement. Q: How did you get here (to […]
Matt Kasperzak, an Epic Consultant Advisor for Healthcare IT Leaders, graduated from the University of Denver – which he attended partially for his love of the great outdoors. An avid snowboarder and wakeboarder, Matt hasn’t met an outdoor activity he doesn’t like. He loves talking to new people at his job, but he travels back […]
Epic Consultant Advisor Christine Woods' bubbly personality is a result of her child actor days and years spent in news, media and communications roles before becoming a recruiter four years ago. Christine graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Communication, Broadcasting and English Literature from the University of Tennessee and enjoys volunteering, running and spending time […]
Caitlin Gentry is a Consultant Advisor at Healthcare IT Leaders who has been with the company since March 2013. An Alpharetta, Ga., native, Caitlin is a graduate of DeVry University who enjoys boating, fishing, listening to live music and wood working in her spare time. Q: How did you find Healthcare IT Leaders as an employer? […]
Healthcare IT Leaders recruiters will participate in a virtual job fair for health information management (HIM) talent from 1-4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The event is hosted by the American Health Information Management Association. HIM professionals will have the opportunity to upload a resume and chat online directly with Healthcare IT Leaders recruiters to […]
Healthcare IT outsourcing will reach $50.4 billion worldwide by 2018 – up from $35 billion in 2013, according to a new report from M & M, a market research company. The firm says insurers, health systems and pharma companies are driving the market, utilizing outsourcing to "enhance their focus on core business, reduce operational and maintenance […]