Career Spotlight: Healthcare Data Scientists
Data scientists are a relatively new career field with large growth, high job satisfaction, and a strong salary. In September 2017, Business Insider listed the career as one of the best jobs in America. Healthcare data scientists are particularly in demand as the medical field is employing data scientists to help solve medical treatment questions, […]
The Role of the CIO in Healthcare Organizations
The Chief Information Officer is an increasingly important member of the C-suite in healthcare organizations. It’s an evolving role because of the IT challenges that hospitals and other health systems now face. Instead of merely providing software and computer support, the modern CIO must also provide strategic business leadership and ensure the collection, maintenance, safety, […]
Job Spotlight: Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO)
As the healthcare industry finalizes its transition to computer-based records keeping and patient care, the need for IT-fluent clinicians continues to rise. One particular position is gaining in importance and demand: the Chief Nursing Informatics Officer. The American Nurses Association (ANA) states that nursing informatics is a career specialty within the nursing field that is […]
Careers in Healthcare Informatics
Since the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Healthcare (HITECH) Act was signed into law in 2009, healthcare providers of all stripes and regions have been working hard to bring their practices up to date. Between striving to meet the mandatory deadlines for compliance and needing ongoing electronic data maintenance, demand is very high […]
Do You Need a Healthcare Background to Land a HIT Job?
Attention to detail. Technical chops. Clinical expertise. Healthcare IT employees bring a lot to the table – and boy, do they bring it. These talented, skilled pros are helping to transform the healthcare technology field and bring it into a high-tech, patient-focused future. Jobs in healthcare IT are a growing market these days, thanks to […]
