You’ve probably heard that employers like when potential new hires ask questions during an interview, but how do you know which questions to ask, especially if you’re a consultant? The answer is simple: Research the company before you interview by talking to your recruiter about it, and then calm your interview jitters so you feel […]
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, […]
Though the ages and year-of-birth boundaries are a bit fuzzy in defining millennials and baby boomers, the two generations certainly process information differently. They also have vastly different healthcare needs and concerns, which is why it's important to know how healthcare patient portals can engage both generations. Since millennials grew up with technology, they use their smartphones […]
Growth in the U.S. economy, falling unemployment and workforce shortages are key drivers fueling opportunities for contractors and the staffing firms that place them. The outlook is so favorable, in fact, that the U.S. temporary staffing industry is forecast to reach a record size of $121.0 billion in 2016, according to a new report from […]
We’ve seen our share of IT salary and career surveys, and some can be pretty skewed—usually by a low response rate or a pool of respondents not reflective of the IT workforce. That’s why we love the annual Developer Survey from Stack Overflow, an online community of coders that claims over 30 million monthly visitors. […]
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 […]
The 26th annual HIMSS Leadership Survey, unveiled at the 2015 HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago, reveals that 68% of the survey's 330 respondents believe health IT is successfully improving the health experience Triple Aim: boosting the patient experience, reducing the costs of healthcare and advancing population health outcomes. The Triple Aim, developed by the Institute for […]
From networked medical devices to electronic medical records to wireless connectivity inside hospital waiting rooms, the healthcare industry has definitively gone digital. But with these digital advances comes substantial risk if healthcare organizations don’t secure data where it’s stored. A recent report from the Health Information Trust Alliance says many healthcare organizations lack the tools they need to […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is just months away from awarding an $11 billion contract to upgrade and modernize its EHR system and healthcare IT infrastructure, an initiative known as Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM). The project will replace the legacy inpatient and outpatient EHR of the Military Health System, currently utilized by the […]
"The only thing constant in life is change," said Heraclitus, circa 500 B.C., and the year 2015 - and the healthcare industry - are no exception. With the second quarter of 2015 underway, more healthcare transition is on the horizon for the remainder of 2015. The ICD-10 deadline is Oct. 1, and by the end of […]
With more than 50 million impressions, 2,200 Tweets per hour by the middle of day three and 79,574 total Tweets by the last day (a new social media record for the conference), attendees at 2015 HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition were all a-twitter on Twitter about what the conference had to offer, from keynote speaker George W. Bush […]
By this time next week, more than 38,000 healthcare IT professionals, clinicians, executives and vendors from around the world will have descended on Chicago for the 2015 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, to discover the newest technologies, trends, and solutions in health IT. Held April 12-16 at the McCormick Center, HIMSS 2015 will focus on health IT […]