The New Year promises plenty of new job opportunities for healthcare IT professionals. January is also a great time for job seekers to set goals for personal and professional improvement. Whether you want to kick old, bad habits to the curb, or learn new skills that improve your marketability, our resolutions for HIT consultants will […]
More and more hospitals are merging. The analysts at Moody’s Investors Service recently pointed to the Accountable Care Act (ACA) as a catalyst for hospital merger activity. But even before ACA, the trend toward supersized hospitals and mega health systems was well underway. As highlighted in the NY Times, hospital mergers have more than doubled […]
We’re powered by (great!) people, and our employees are supported by their own network of family members and friends. And no time is that more apparent than around the holidays. We surveyed the Healthcare IT Leaders employees to find out what they’re most looking forward to for the holidays, and here’s what some said (Hint: […]
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 […]
Imagine a program where you earn money toward high-end items you’d buy anyway – while you’re already working and earning money. Enter Healthcare IT Leaders’ Consultant Rewards Program, and you can do just that. The Consultant Rewards Program lets consultants accumulate valuable reward points for the hours you work through Healthcare IT Leaders. Points are […]
Citing a rapid rise in candidates using mobile devices for job search, Healthcare IT Leaders today announced the launch of its new mobile-friendly website. The site utilizes responsive web design to provide a consistent user experience across all devices and browsers, and offers mobile-optimized job listings that let users easily browse, search, and apply for […]
Frequent travelers – like healthcare IT consultants – probably just want a few days to rest for the holidays. But since you can’t give vacation days as a gift, give frequent travelers something designed to make them feel more comfortable or luxurious. Here are six gifts the frequent traveler in your life will find thoughtful, […]
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 […]
As a staffing firm, we see this scenario on occasion: Job candidates send in their resumes, interview with recruiters, interview with a client and are this close to being hired, when the client asks for references to decide which of the final candidates to go with. As a potential job candidate, are you reference-ready? Even […]
The CPHIMS, or Certified Professional in Healthcare Information Management Systems, credential is a professional certification for healthcare information and management system professionals. The certification "helps employers evaluate potential new hires, analyze job performance, evaluate employees, select contractors, market services and motivate employees to enhance their skills and knowledge," according to HIMSS, the organization offering the […]
The economic impact of the Affordable Care Act remains unclear in its early stages, but should prove a boon for healthcare job seekers and, specifically, HIT professionals. In addition, these five industry trends point to another year of opportunity and HIT job growth in 2014. HITECH Act Analysis of the healthcare job market from 2007-2011 […]
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 […]