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“It’s going to get easier, right?” I asked my friend Scott in a text message. “I wouldn’t say it gets easier. But it does get more manageable,” he replied. It wasn’t what I wanted to hear. It was about two weeks after my twins came home from the hospital, and the stress of providing round-the-clock [...]
HIT workforce shortage — “It’s a problem everyone’s trying to solve”
Lessons learned from consulting and owning a small business
“When you buy a car, you own it.”
No task is too small
Advice for new CIOs
Disconnecting from the office
“IT really can make a difference if done correctly”
“It’s so frustrating. What can we do?” Several months ago, I had lunch with Linda Reed, CIO at Atlantic Health. After spending a few minutes catching up, our conversation turned to the health IT workforce shortage, and I can remember seeing the weariness on her face as she talked about how difficult it is to [...]
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate is only 3.5 percent within the technology sector compared to a rate of 8 percent or greater for the overall market. The historically low unemployment rate, high demand for technical talent, and the expansion of globalization presents new staffing challenges for CIOs and technical managers. [...]
The unique challenges of rural hospitals
ONC and CAHs
The healthcare IT workforce shortage and increased rural acuity
“It’s really difficult to show the ROI for a physician order entry system”
Strange bedfellows? Large vendors serving small hospitals
“We in small hospitals have a real propensity to trust”
Today and in the future, IT professional staff must have a balance of the right skills, competencies, and interpersonal capabilities to deliver a valued solution to end customers. As a CIO or IT leader, how often have you had a leader or staff member with superior technical skills who seems incapable of completing projects on time …
The need for IT staff at the nation’s health organizations remains acute, according to the results of a recent CHIME survey, which found 67 percent are reporting shortages, an increase of the 59 percent reported two years ago. As in 2010, respondents say they are most in need of specialists capable of implementing and supporting [...]
Staff management
Growing from within
Siemens as a partner
Hetu’s future
Having a work/life balance
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