Posted by stephanie on February 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment
CLICK HERE for Survey Results
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The American Society of Health Informatics Managers (ASHIM) collects public opinion on new Health IT Jobs to better survey the growing needs of the healthcare industry, the health information technology profession and interests of the engaged American public.
Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) February 10, 2010 — The American Society of Health Informatics Managers (ASHIM) today published results of it survey on Health IT Jobs. ASHIM conducted this survey in response to data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, which indicated a national deficit of qualified Health IT (HIT) workers. Its purpose was to provide an early stage snapshot of the jobs activities taking place around HIT in the United States.
“While employers are ramping up to adopt Electronic Health Records (EHR), IT workers are looking to augment their skills to meet those needs and to effectively communicate their qualifications,” said ASHIM Senior Vice President Stephanie L. Jones. “ASHIM believes it is important to understand and support the evolving needs of the health care community and will continue conducting this survey, adjusting questions, to inquire about them.”
Survey results show that the hiring public is most interested in HIT professionals with both health care industry and IT experience. Participants of the survey believe Consultants and IT Application Trainers will fill most new positions; followed closely by new sales and technical IT positions. Responders also believe IT professionals will seek additional skills to work in HIT and that specialized HIT certification by working level IT professionals is valuable in the hiring process.
For a complete copy of the ASHIM HIT Jobs survey results and for more information about ASHIM visit the organization’s Web site, www.ashim.org under the “Featured News” page.
About the American Society of Health Informatics Managers (ASHIM, www.ashim.org)
The American Society of Health Informatics Managers (ASHIM) is a professional member association for IT professionals who specialize in Health IT. ASHIM is non-profit, non-governmental organization that sponsors a credentialing exam to certify the healthcare industry knowledge of working level IT professionals, known as the Certified Health Informatics Systems Professional (CHISP) exam.
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CLICK HERE for Survey Results
Posted by stephanie on January 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
What do you think about Health IT and Jobs? Your Vote Counts!
Take this short ASHIM survey –and we will send you the final results.
Posted by stephanie on December 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
ASHIM members SAVE $1200 on Winter Health IT Summit!
February 9-10, 2010
Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, Phoenix
To help serve our members, ASHIM has negotiated a special rate for the Winter Health IT Summit by the Institute for Health Technology Transformation.
The Institute for Health Technology Transformation has agreed to offer a special scholarship price of $195 to attend this high level, informative, health information technology conference. In order to take advantage of this ASHIM member offe,r registrants must confirm no later than January 29th, 2010 (as space is limited.) After January 29th the pass will resume to be priced at its standard price of $1395.
Email Snagel@ashim.org for the ASHIM member promotion code that lets you save $1200 off the conference list price and then Click Here to Register.
The Winter Health IT Summit is designed to bring together C-level, physician, practice management and IT decision-makers from North America’s leading provider organizations and physician practices. For two full days, executives interact with a national audience of peers, national leaders, and solution providers featuring the latest solutions for practice management, mobility, telemedicine, outsourcing, IT infrastructure, next-generation electronic medical records, disease management, and more. http://www.ihealthtran.com/hitwintersummit.html
The Winter Health IT Summit brings together the nation’s leading experts and innovators impacting change on our country’s healthcare system. Some of this year’s participants include: RelayHealth, Kaiser Permanente, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Wellpoint Health, Dossia, Healthcare Partners, El Centro Regional Medical Center, WebMD, Wellspan, Intermountain Healthcare, St. Luke’s Health System, Google Health, Pfizer, California Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Cedars Sinai, Avera Health, Florida Hospice of the Suncoast, VeriSign, JaxCare, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Pacific Business Group on Health, GE Healthcare, Welch Allyn, Indian Health Service, Inland Northwest Health Service, Alcatel-Lucent, Wellspan Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida, Carespark, University Hospitals and many more.
