Cupid may sound like a dating website, but its day-to-day use in a cardiology setting is more functional than romantic. Epic Cupid is Epic Systems’ cardiovascular information system module, providing order entry, scheduling, procedure documentation and structured reporting for cardiology. It also handles associated functions such as analytical reporting, results communication and charging. Cupid (originally […]
In a workday filled with big projects, how much time do you leave for big thinking? Probably not much if you’re a typical healthcare IT professional working in what author Daniel Forrester calls “a constant fog of action and immediacy.” Here’s our suggestion to cut through the fog: take a daily TED break. For the […]
The decision to buy and implement an Epic Systems electronic health record (EHR) is typically one of the largest strategic investments a hospital or health system will make. With Epic at the center of your patient care strategy, you will want to hire the best and brightest Epic-skilled talent you can find. But here's the […]
Consultant Advisor Candace Bush has a lengthy history in human resources and recruiting, having held various roles in the industry for 27 years. A graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Chattanooga native, Candace moved to Atlanta in 1998 to "be in the big city," and she's been matching people all over the […]
To stay current on all the latest job opportunities at Healthcare IT Leaders, you could bookmark our job page and visit our website every single day. But that seems like a lot of work. That's why we came up with Job Alerts, a quick and easy way to get all of our freshest jobs delivered right to your […]
Cerner Corporation, by almost any measure, is on a roll. The world’s largest publicly traded health information technology company recently announced record results for 2015—its best year ever in terms of bookings, revenue and new business. Last year saw Cerner acquire a major rival, Siemens AG, and outbid another rival, Epic Systems, to win the […]
Cerner consultants and other health IT contractors understand their marketability is strongly linked to the relative popularity of the vendor software that they’re trained on. Epic consultants have seen their stock rise over the past five years, in parallel with Epic market share, while consultants skilled in other EMRs, like McKesson, have seen opportunities shrink. […]
The excitement you feel when you land your first consulting engagement can turn to nervousness as the assignment nears. There are contracts and paperwork to take care of and lots of logistics to figure out. On arrival at the client site, first-day butterflies are not uncommon as you start to figure out where to go […]
The fast-growing lab software market is projected to grow to 1.1 billion dollars by 2019, and Epic Beaker, Epic’s entry into the category, is gaining in popularity and use. Epic Beaker is Epic Systems’ laboratory information system (LIS) for hospitals, clinics, patient service centers and reference labs. The software supports common workflows for clinical pathology […]
The transition from a permanent staff position in a hospital, where you’re helping to implement or manage an Epic installation, to becoming a project-based Epic consultant is a journey that offers challenges and rewards. For those considering a career change into consulting, we advise talking to someone who has made the switch. One of our […]
When you start a project as a new consultant, go the extra mile to make sure you are prepared. Since you will only be on-site a short time, show you are responsible by keeping in contact and using information your supervisor has provided. Search Healthcare IT Consulting Jobs here. Familiarize yourself with upper management It […]
Even for basketball fans, The Zone has a meaning outside of sports for Healthcare IT Leaders employees. On March 29, Healthcare IT Leaders sponsored two back-to-back events at The Zone at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) at Scottish Rite. The Zone was created to help children, teenagers and their families forget - at least for a […]