Are You Ready for HIMSS13?
Renee Brannan If you’ve ever been to a HIMSS conference, you know that it’s an amazing opportunity gain to knowledge and insight into the Health IT Marketplace and network with other HIT professionals....
View ArticleCHIME Releases CIO Compensation Survey Results
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has released the results of its CIO compensation survey. According to the statistics, Healthcare CIOs earned an average base salary...
View ArticleHHS Announces 2013 Agenda to Accelerate HIE
The HHS (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) has announced its 2013 agenda to accelerate Health Information Exchange. The goal is to build a seamless and secure transfer of information...
View ArticleTechnology Behind Submitting Your Resume Online
<Ken Moore of The Resume Bridge wrote this great article for our blog. Thanks, Ken! – Sheila> Resume key words are the phrases in a resume that HR “screeners”, recruiters, hiring managers, and...
View ArticleMedicare Prescription Drug Coverage Saves Over $6 Billion
The Affordable Care Act is making prescription drug costs more affordable for those individuals with Medicare. A recent news release from HHS.gov reported that, within three years, more than 6.3...
View ArticleWomen in Health IT: 25 Percent Hold Senior-level Positions
Healthcare IT News published an interesting article as they analyzed the number of women in senior health IT roles. I hadn’t given this statistic much thought in the past, but working for a primarily...
View ArticleSocial Media Explained for Healthcare IT
Sheila Rogers, Founder and CEO We all know that social and business media is exploding online. The HIT industry is no exception. I was at a seminar the other day, and the speaker used this simple...
View ArticleTraveling Weekly for Work ~ What is it REALLY like?
<Cherie Lester with EngageMeHIT (www.engagemehit.blogspot.com) wrote this great blog — Thanks Cherie - Sheila> Over the past 5 years I have spoken to hundreds of EMR Professionals that want to...
View ArticleCMS Releases HIT Progress Fact Sheet
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released a fact sheet detailing the progress of healthcare IT in relation to the HITECH Act. This fact sheet provides current statistics and...
View ArticlePersonal Selling Tips for the Healthcare IT Professional
Sheila Rogers, Founder and CEO Whether we like it or not, personal selling is important in any profession. In HIT, we need to sell ideas and concepts, strategies and solutions. Our “buyers” include...
View ArticleEHR Systems
Anyone who’s wandered the showroom floor at a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society convention knows there are tons of health information technology companies. There were upwards of...
View ArticleICD-10 Transition
The adoption of ICD-10 code sets for reporting diagnosis and procedures to payers is set to occur on October 14, 2014. Undoubtedly, if you haven’t heard much about these changes yet, you will soon....
View ArticleWinning steps for presenting your resume
Whether you are new to the healthcare information technology industry or a seasoned consultant, use these sixteen steps for presenting your resume to healthcare IT recruiters to stand out in the crowd....
View ArticleElectronic Health Record Systems
Anyone who’s wandered the showroom floor at a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society convention knows there are tons of health information technology companies. There were upwards of...
View ArticleSell yourself first — building relationships in HIT Consulting
Whether we like it or not, personal selling is important in any profession. In HIT, we need to sell ideas and concepts, strategies and solutions. Our “buyers” include bosses and co-workers. Here are...
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