Hospitals evaluating their revenue cycle management strategies may wish they had a crystal ball at their disposal. Healthcare IT Leaders National Accounts Director Joe Mauro says institutions are trying to predict the impact of Accountable Care reimbursement models as they plan for the future. “We’re moving away from fee-for-service to a model where hospitals get paid […]
The excitement you feel when you land your first consulting engagement can turn to nervousness as the assignment nears. There are contracts and paperwork to take care of and lots of logistics to figure out. On arrival at the client site, first-day butterflies are not uncommon as you start to figure out where to go […]
The transition from a permanent staff position in a hospital, where you’re helping to implement or manage an Epic installation, to becoming a project-based Epic consultant is a journey that offers challenges and rewards. For those considering a career change into consulting, we advise talking to someone who has made the switch. One of our […]
When you start a project as a new consultant, go the extra mile to make sure you are prepared. Since you will only be on-site a short time, show you are responsible by keeping in contact and using information your supervisor has provided. Search Healthcare IT Consulting Jobs here. Familiarize yourself with upper management It […]
It’s a good time to be a healthcare IT professional and an even better time to specialize in Epic Systems software, according to the Epic salaries chart seen here. On average, a hospital IT staff person (non-management) earns around $86,000, according to the most recent HIMSS compensation survey, but Epic talent may earn slightly more, […]
Average salaries, bonuses and contract rates for technology professionals in the U.S. rose year-over-year, according to the annual Dice Salary Survey. YOY technology salaries saw the biggest leap since the survey began more than a decade ago, up 7.7% to $96,370, and bonuses increased 7% from 2014, with the average bonus at $10,194. In 2015, […]
While the words “healthy planet” may conjure up images of blue recycling bins, Captain Planet characters and a smiling Mother Earth, the Epic Healthy Planet module has everything to do with helping the people inhabiting the earth, versus keeping the planet green. Epic Healthy Planet is Epic Systems’ accountable care and population management system module, […]
As we near the second month of the year, those crowded gyms from the first of the year may be less packed, and our savings accounts may already fall short of the goals we proclaimed on Jan. 1. Even if you’ve already broken your personal New Year’s resolutions, you can still make 2016 your best professional […]
For education, networking and training, a conference packed with your peers in healthcare IT can’t be beat. The events below, listed by date, are well-known to most HIT professionals, but it’s never too early to review the agendas and get in your travel requests. HIMSS – Feb. 29-March 4 The granddaddy of health IT conferences, […]
Health IT professionals are still earning an average of six figures, with those employed by consulting firms earning the most, according to the 2015 HIMSS Compensation Survey. In its new survey of 1,900 people, the compensation survey found that those employed by consulting firms made an average of $140,971, and professionals at multihospital systems had […]
As more healthcare organizations implement electronic health records, medical schools implement big data and healthcare analytics programs and the pace of business continues to escalate, more business leaders will want to know the right insights at exactly the right time. Enter analytics, still a relatively unchartered territory that’s expected to gain significant ground over the […]
Don't know your C from your C++ or Objective-C? How about the difference between Java and Javascript? These computer languages each have their own set of keywords and a special syntax for organizing programming instructions; i.e., they tell technological devices how to perform the actions we need them to perform. With tech jobs and coding skills in high […]