July 19, 2013 John DeGaspari
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Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $12 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support primary care residency programs in 32 Teaching Health Centers across the nation. Funding will help train more than 300 residents during the 2013-2014 academic year, doubling the number of residents trained in the previous academic year.
July 10, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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Last week, a report from the Brookings Institution revealed that over the past decade, the healthcare sector has added 2.6 million jobs nationwide, making it the fastest growing industry in the U.S. And that growth isn’t expected to stop anytime soon. Is this job growth good for the industry, though?
July 8, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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Over the past decade, the healthcare industry has added 2.6 million jobs nationwide, making it the fastest growing industry in the U.S., according to a recent report from the Brookings Institution.
July 2, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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Staffing and scheduling responsibilities for nurse managers present tough day-to-day challenges that involve matching often unpredictable patient demand to the nurse resources needed to care for those patients. One health system has been able to save millions of dollars and improve care by using labor management software.
June 27, 2013 Mark Hagland
blog
An AMDIS Physician-Computer Symposium session entitled “The C Suite and the IT of the Future” triggered a lively discussion, and led to a healthy debate over whether or not creating new titles and positions is the best way to bring about transformational change in healthcare
June 24, 2013 David Raths
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The Premier healthcare alliance has hired Leigh Anderson as its new Informatics & Technology Services (ITS) Chief Operating Officer. Most recently Anderson served as Information Technology & Services CIO for the Hospital Corporation of America's supply chain division and as CIO at HealthTrust, a group purchasing organization for hospitals.
June 12, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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Shareable Ink, a Nashville, Tenn.-based enterprise cloud computing company that transforms point-of-care clinical documentation to structured data and analytics, has announced that former Allscripts senior executive Laurie McGraw has joined the company to serve as CEO and a member of Shareable Ink’s Board of Directors.
May 31, 2013 Anthony Caponi, Vice President of Sales, Direct Consulting Associates
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In order to attract today’s top talent in healthcare IT, consulting firms first need to understand what healthcare IT professionals want and expect from them.
May 23, 2013 Tim Tolan
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When candidates are deeply entrenched in the interview process, there is often a very human desire to connect with the audience they are speaking with in a more personal manner. Some call it building rapport, while others attempt to take the discussion to a whole new level by “letting their hair down” so they can openly share all of their deepest, darkest secrets in an effort to connect with the person or persons on the other side of the table. That strategy is flawed in so many ways!
April 30, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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Heavy patient loads, smaller staffs and higher stress levels may be causing healthcare workers to check themselves out of their facilities, according to a new survey by recruiting firm CareerBuilder.
April 25, 2013 Tim Tolan
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Getting bad news following an interview is never what a candidate wants to hear, and most are shocked to hear they have been eliminated from future consideration. In many cases the hiring manager has a reason for not pursuing a candidate any further. After years of post-interview calls with clients, I have compiled a list of the top ten worst interview behaviors (in no particular order) from the eyes of the interviewer, so you can avoid being added to these statistics in the future.
