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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 […]
It’s a good time to be a healthcare IT professional and an even better time to specialize in Epic Systems software, according to the Epic salaries chart seen here. On average, a hospital IT staff person (non-management) earns around $86,000, according to the most recent HIMSS compensation survey, but Epic talent may earn slightly more, […]
In the 27th annual HIMSS Leadership Survey released in late February, 282 IT executives and professionals identified generalized trends within the U.S. healthcare IT marketplace and challenges they face as health IT leaders. Of all surveyed, 71% of respondents said their organization employs a clinical IT leader, such as a Chief Medical Information Officer or Chief […]
Wearable technology has evolved beyond fitness bracelets and now enables patients to receive healthcare services on the go. Similar to fitness bracelets and apps, sensors embedded in wearable devices record patients’ daily activities, and companion apps display personal healthcare data that’s programmed to respond to each patient’s specific conditions. While in operation, these companion apps transmit a patient’s […]
Whether you love or loathe their software, Epic Systems’ impact on healthcare IT is undeniable. More than 190 million patients have an electronic record in Epic, and the firm’s clients include the some of the largest hospitals and health systems in the world, including the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins and Kaiser Permanente. Founder and CEO […]