5 Ways to Keep Calm at Work

Funny, hearing the command “Just relax!” doesn’t do anything to settle your nerves if they’ve been rattled. We can be unnerved by all kinds of factors while on the job, from sleep deprivation to mood fluctuations to high-stress situations. If you ever feel like you’re going to lose it, try one (or all) of the […]

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Is Your Health IT Job Making You Gain Weight?

Out with the days of factory work and assembly lines, in with the desk jobs and computers. If you’re an IT consultant, you may spend many hours sitting at a desk, reviewing lines of code, programming new computer systems and testing for software bugs – but what you probably aren’t doing is moving around a […]

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5 Ways to Make Your Hotel Room Healthier

Outside of airports, hotels are a germaphobe’s worst nightmare. And if you’re a frequently traveling healthcare IT consultant, you’re constantly in and out of both situations. With the 2014-2015 flu season starting this month in the United States, it’s best to prepare early to protect yourself against germs. In addition to eating right in your hotel room […]

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18 Ways to Have a More Positive Attitude at Work

Walt Whitman said, "Keep your face toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you." Sunlight and shadows aside, if you have a positive attitude at work, you’ll not only have more friends, but you’ll be a more productive employee. A positive attitude boosts your energy level and makes others want to help you, according […]

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How to Be the Most Organized Person in the World [Infographic]

Still pursuing that New Year's resolution? The number one New Year's resolution is losing weight, but the second most popular resolution is getting organized, according to a survey by the University of Scranton Journal of Clinical Psychology. It makes sense - if you were organized, you'd be less distracted, feel less stress and even be […]

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How to Select Healthy Airline and Airport Food

Fly out Sunday, fly back in Thursday; lather, rinse, repeat. A healthcare IT consultant is often on the road – or in the air – twice a week while he or she is on a job, and all of that hard work means travel mealtimes may be infrequent, unhealthy or incomplete. You know how to […]

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Adapting to a New City as a Healthcare IT Consultant

When you start a new job, you must adjust to the job’s demands, as well as the workplace environment. When you begin a new healthcare IT consultant assignment, you might have to adjust to a new city, too. While the assignment may be temporary, you’ll need to find things about the city that resonate with […]

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Tour Our Healthcare IT Leaders Office

Welcome to Healthcare IT Leaders! We pride ourselves on our cool office setting in Alpharetta, Ga., so we wanted to invite you to take a look around to see where we work, what energizes us and how we blow off steam with a little playtime. We've been named One of the Best Places to Work […]

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Stay HIT fit during travel assignments

HIT consulting certainly has its perks – new challenges, locations and environments – but some consultants may have trouble staying healthy while traveling. Unfamiliar territory and long hours often mean you might be too tired to look for a gym, and the only exercise you have in mind is to fall exhaustedly into your hotel […]

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Road rules: Six tips for healthy eating while traveling

When you’re traveling, food temptation is down every road and around every corner. Billboards beg you to load up at their buffets, and familiar fast food signs may whisper, “It’s okay to eat here. You know us.” But when you’re a healthcare IT consultant, all of that heavy food may slow you down on the […]

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