6 Healthcare IT Conferences Worth Attending In 2017

Attending a healthcare IT conference can be a rewarding experience that shapes your career. The best events offer new ideas, valuable connections and, if nothing else, swag bags filled with far too many pens and stress balls to count. Listed by date, we’ve highlighted a handful of upcoming conferences you may be interested in attending alongside […]

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5 Critical Skills to Look for in EHR Trainers

Your organization has just spent millions on selecting, building out and testing your new EHR system. But your return on this massive investment relies in large part on the end users and their familiarity and comfort with the system. That's why there are trainers. Attending training is normally the first exposure to the new system […]

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10 Predictions for Health IT in 2017

Technologies supporting digital transformation and the internet of things are one of many leading IT trends about to completely revamp healthcare delivery, predict global industry analysts at IDC, a leading IT advisory firm. IDC’s research initiative identified the top 10 global health IT predictions most likely to impact healthcare enterprises, companies, and departments in 2017, […]

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Healthcare IT Job Growth Projected in 2017

The IT hiring outlook for 2017 is a bit muddled according to two recent surveys, but overall demand for healthcare IT professionals should show continued strength into the New Year. The latest Dice survey of IT hiring managers showed 69 percent plan on more hiring in the first half of 2017. While that’s good news, […]

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Why Soft Skills Matter for Healthcare IT Professionals

Your SQL is superb, your C++ skills are “A+” and your Epic certifications are certifiably impeccable. But a resume packed with impressive technical skills may not be enough for long-term success, according to Mike Cooper, Healthcare IT Leaders Chief Quality Officer. “Soft skills get short shrift, but they're just as important (as technical skills), says […]

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Delivering Christmas Trees and Holiday Cheer with Healthcare IT Leaders

Tis the season, ya'll! Our Atlanta team shared the joy of the holidays in a big way this past week by delivering Christmas trees (with stands and ornaments) to deserving kids through the charity, Christmas Tree Santas. The founders at Healthcare IT Leaders also happen to be the founders of the Santas, a non-profit we set up six years ago to deliver […]

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Healthcare IT Leaders Awarded Contract from GSA for Health IT Services

Healthcare IT Leaders, a national IT consulting and recruitment firm for leading healthcare employers, today announced it has been awarded the GSA IT Schedule 70 – Health IT Special Item Number (SIN) 132-56 for Healthcare IT Services (GSA HITS) Procurement officers, agency contracting officers and other buyers of health IT services will be able to […]

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Healthcare IT Leaders Adds Epic Training and Activation Expertise

Healthcare IT Leaders, a national IT consulting and recruitment firm for leading healthcare employers, today announced the hire of Vicki Davis as Vice President for EMR Training and Activation. In this role, Davis will help hospitals prepare and train their end-users for EMR activation, adoption and long-term success. Davis comes to Healthcare IT Leaders with […]

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What is Epic OpTime?

Epic OpTime is Epic Systems’ operating room management system combining clinical and decision support tools with integrated scheduling for the management of hospital operating rooms and ambulatory surgical centers. OpTime is the top ranked surgery management solution in the 2015-16 Best in KLAS report from KLAS Enterprises. According to Epic’s product catalog, OpTime gives users […]

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6 Things to Look For at the Cerner Health Conference (CHC ’16)

Cerner innovations and client success stories take center stage in Kansas City from Nov 14 -17 at the 31st Cerner Health Conference (CHC). Some 340 diverse education sessions are planned, the majority of which will be led by Cerner clients. If you’re a registered attendee, you should download the conference mobile app in advance to plot out your […]

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Our 15 Most Popular Posts About Epic Systems

We know your time is limited, so maybe you haven’t read every post we’ve ever written about Epic Systems. That's okay because our most popular, most shared, and most read posts about Epic are now all in one place—right here. Enjoy this Epic compilation. How to Become Epic Certified In healthcare IT circles, Epic certification […]

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