5 Must-See, High-Paying Epic Salaries

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, […]

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The Clinical IT Executive: A Critical Role in an Evolving Field [Infographic]

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 […]

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Wearable Technology Devices and Apps Take Patient Care to the Street

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 […]

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12 Unusual Facts About Epic Systems

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 […]

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5 Ways to Handle Jet Lag as a Traveling Consultant

Caffeine might be the typical way you start your day, but you may need stronger methods to greet the day when traveling to a new location as a traveling IT consultant. Changing time zones can present you with serious jet lag. Jet lag symptoms can vary, but if you'd like to avoid the flying-related feelings […]

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5 Health IT Giants Expanding and Adding New Tech Jobs

Job growth in 2016 is being sparked by the healthcare and technology sectors, and some of the biggest and best-known employers in health IT are leading the way. Below are five major health IT companies with aggressive expansion and hiring plans for tech jobs. Cerner Corporation Cerner Corporation’s ongoing expansion of its headquarters is being called […]

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The 9 Best HIT Quotes from HIMSS16

In case you missed it, the 2016 HIMSS Conference and Exhibition was Feb. 29 – March 4 in Las Vegas, where 41,885 health IT professionals and enthusiasts descended on the Venetian, Palazzo and Sands Expo Center to hear industry leaders speak on the past, present and future of health IT. The event kicked off as […]

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ICYMI: The Best Tweets from HIMSS16

With millions of impressions, 143,164 Tweets by the beginning of day three and even encouraging a national Twitter trend, attendees at 2016 HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition were all a-twitter on Twitter about what the conference had to offer, from keynote speakers Michael Dell and Peyton Manning to the HealthTech Demo Zone to those ever-increasing lines for caffeine. Download our Free eBook: […]

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How to Make Your Hotel Feel More Like Home

“Home isn’t a place, it’s a feeling,” said author Cecelia Ahern in her novel, “Love, Rosie.” Evoking the warm feeling of home couldn’t be more important than when you’re on the road as an IT consultant.  The combination of jet lag, a new location and missing personal connections with family and friends all can cause […]

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Dos and Don’ts for Your Best 2016 Resume Format [Infographic]

So you’ve followed our eight easy tips for improving your resume, eliminated these 35 words from your resume and added these 20 words to it instead. What’s next? You may not be surprised to hear this, but go over your resume again, this time for its formatting. Great resumes use a lot of white space, […]

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Salesforce Releases Health Cloud Demo [Video]

Connect to your patients in a whole new way with Salesforce Health Cloud, the first Salesforce product built specifically for healthcare. Salesforce Health Cloud is a cloud-based patient relationship management solution that enables proviiders to gain a complete view of the patient with integrated data from EMRs, wearables and more; make smarter care decisions, engage […]

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