"It's the most... spoo-oo-ooky time... of the year..." Sure, Halloween brings up thoughts of black cats, witches, ghosts and ghouls, but it turns out the rest of the year can be pretty scary, too. Our staff shared with us the spookiest thing that ever happened to them, from encounters with creepy creatures to brushes with death […]
Hospital employees who peek at high-profile patient medical records out of curiosity may not-so-curiously find themselves out of a job. At least one hospital sent a strong message recently and might serve as an example, when 14 of Carilion Clinic’s (Roanoke, Va.) employees were found to have accessed a high-profile patient’s medical records “without a […]
From grade school to adulthood, in any social situation, you have to play nicely with others to forge relationships that get you ahead. Unless you’re working in an office alone, you must recognize different interoffice personality types and learn how to get along with a variety of levels within an organization. Some businesses require all employees […]
It’s a question that consulting candidates are asking with greater frequency: Can I work from home? “Someone asks me that at least once a day,” says Christine Woods, a recruiter at Healthcare IT Leaders. “Usually the answer is ‘no,’ but I’ll always ask the client if I think remote work is a possibility.” Many IT […]
Your wardrobe and even your haircut may be holding you back from a promotion, says a new study from CareerBuilder on the physical and behavioral factors that can hurt employees’ career advancement. Provocative clothing, a disheveled appearance and an unprofessional haircut cause employers to think twice before promoting employees, and behaviors such as exhibiting a […]
Just when job candidates are prepared for interviews, here come the interview zingers - curve ball questions that throw you off your normal interview trajectory and make you say, "Wait, what?" Most of the time, oddball interview questions aren't meant to derail you; they're intended to make you think creatively or to capture some aspect of your personality, […]
When most of us take a break at work, the last thing we think about is trying to be productive, unless efficiency at pouring coffee or cramming snacks into our mouths counts. But maybe we should change how we break - not for the sake of squeezing more out of our day, but for increased […]
"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese." "Don't squat with your spurs on." "When you need to borrow money, borrow from a pessimist. He won't expect it back." Good advice. Bad advice. Scratch-your-head advice. Think how often in a day you receive any kind of tip, from the funny, […]
Need an "aha" moment? How about 20 of them? From multiple entrepreneurs, career advice sites and regular old folks, we've compiled 20 quick career tips that will get you ahead in work - and in life - in a flash. 1. Spend 15 minutes reflecting on the day. Take 15 minutes at the end of […]
With responses ranging from eating raw eggs to adding whiskey to morning coffee, a group of centenarians and super-centenarians recently gave their best advice for living long lives to Time Magazine. While we're not sure how applicable their advice is - or have the secret to living past 110 years old - our sales staff does have almost […]
If you're a frequent reader of the Healthcare IT Leaders blog, then you may recognize the name Jaime Grimes. As our Director of Content Strategy, Jaime spends much of her day blogging and interacting on social media with our customers and consultants. Outside of her day job, she's just published her first children’s book, “Green Clover, […]
Although women make up the majority of the healthcare workforce, they are woefully underrepresented in positions of power in the sector. That’s the conclusion of a new report on the State of Women in Healthcare from Rock Health, which provides early-stage investment to healthcare entrepreneurs. The report, drawn from industry data and a survey of […]