A shortage of qualified IT professionals has hospitals and health systems turning to staffing agencies for help, according to a new industry survey. Over half of respondents (56 percent) in the 2014 HIMSS Workplace study said they utilize recruitment/executive search firms to fill healthcare IT jobs. That’s up from 43 percent in the 2013 survey. […]
Nearly half of IT employees at a hospital would like to work for their current employer until retirement, according to a 2013 Towers-Watson survey. But the reality of today's HIT job market is one of greater volatility, with most HIT workers open to new opportunities under certain circumstances. In our own survey of HIT full-time […]
When The New York Times was in its earliest years, the publication charged by the letter to print anything submitted, coining the term “$10 word.” It’s rumored the verbose Charles Dickens was paid by the word, though that’s more likely because he committed to his novels’ length in advance. Today, brevity may mean more money for […]
Still using words and phrases like “think outside the box,” “dynamic,” “results-driven” or “self-motivated” on your resume? Then it’s time for you to punch it up with power words. Seasoned recruiters have read so many resumes that they’re good at scanning them and looking for keywords, so grab their attention immediately with concise, meaningful words. […]
Through our Cares Program during the last couple of weeks, we collected school supplies for homeless children of all ages in the Atlanta area for the Children's Restoration Network (CRN), a non-profit agency with programs and special events for children and their mothers to ease the transition through homelessness. For the 20th year, CRN hosted its Back […]
When it comes to IT recruitment, hospital hiring managers may feel like they are looking for a needle in a haystack. But our survey of the healthcare IT workforce points to two rich veins of HIT candidates that should be tapped more often by recruiters. Our report — and our own day-to-day outreach — points […]
Since some full-time employees often ask us how to move into consulting work, we wanted to give you four items to find out more about before you start consulting. In the video below, Senior Consultant Advisor Christine Woods and Content Strategist Jaime Grimes provide tips on getting used to travel, how to figure out taxes […]
Hospitals are actively evaluating and buying new Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) applications to supplement core RCM functions, such as patient registration, billing and collections, according to a newly released report from HIMSS Analytics. These newer solutions are designed to improve collection rates, business office workflows, productivity, patient satisfaction and patient convenience, according to the 2013 […]
Whether it’s at a holiday party, company retreat, project milestone celebration or happy hour, business and booze are frequently intertwined. Just like attending other after-hours work-related functions, having a drink with coworkers and superiors with can help you bond with your team or even move up the corporate ladder, depending on the situation. But since […]
“I’m a hot-air balloon that could go to space,” sings Pharrell Williams in his mega-hit, “Happy.” That’s a feeling shared by many healthcare IT consultants these days who are riding sky-high on a surplus of challenging projects and ever-increasing pay rates. In our first-ever survey measuring engagement and job-seeking trends among HIT professionals, consultant satisfaction, […]
With more acronyms than you can shake an EHR at, the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) Physician-Computer Connection Symposium was a conference with an edge – at times edgy with dissonance, at times pushing to the edge of our knowledge and capabilities, at times the cutting edge of growth and change. Held […]
From code update delays to IT skills shortages, the health IT blog community effectively maps the long and winding road to health IT. For the second year, we’re giving special recognition to blogs that provide information about software systems, consultant best practices, tools of the trade and legislative changes that may impact healthcare IT consultants’ […]