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Hospitals Are Now Facing the Need for Health Informatics Professionals to Satisfy 2014 Business Requirements for Electronic Medical Record Keeping Hospitals and other healthcare facilities who currently receive Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements have a federally...

The healthcare industry added an estimated 24,400 jobs in April, according to employment situation figures released today by the U.S. Department of Labor. Overall, the U.S. economy added 164,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped...

Neonatal nurses are specialists who work with newborn infants who are born with issues that require them to remain in the hospital for extended periods of time. Nurses can assist babies with a variety...

The nation’s workforce will add more registered nurses through 2020 than any other occupation. About 711,000 new RNs will be needed, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projections. That doesn't even include...

Radiology technicians play an important role in healthcare by administering diagnostic imaging exams, such as x-rays, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These radiologic procedures help physicians accurately diagnose and treat patients...

A generation ago, most school nurses had limited, but important roles in the school community. Students visited their school nurse to take medicine, get triage attention for schoolyard mishaps and rest on cots when...

Helping patients with communication struggles, speech and language pathologists identify, evaluate, treat and sometimes heal communication disorders. Also known as speech therapists, speech language pathologists work within the complete range of patient communication, including...

An optometrist specializes in diagnosing and treating medical issues involving the eyes and other parts of a patient’s visual system. Optometry, like many professions in the healthcare industry, is growing and lucrative. According to the...

From prenatal to postpartum care, midwives have long been experts on bringing children into the world. Their place in the delivery room, however, has been a topic of debate between doctors and the midwives...

A career as a registered nurse can offer the perfect combination of good pay, robust employment prospects and great personal satisfaction. Each day, millions of registered nurses (RNs) across the country and around the...