Interdisciplinary Training is Key for an Evolving eHealth Workforce
The healthcare industry faces a talent shortage that is set to get worse as members of the Baby Boomer generation reach retirement age. From nurses to physicians to eHealth specialists, finding people ready and...
Combining Technology Leads to Imaging Muscles and Better Diagnosis
It is an exciting time to embark on a career in health care. The rapid evolution of technological applications in medicine is astounding. For instance, more responsive technology, highly skilled experts and human innovation...
Informatics Nurse Specialist Job Description
Nursing is a unique field with countless areas of focus and specializations. The flexibility to work in multiple areas of medicine is one of the draws to the position, which currently employs more than...
Training Needed for Medical Professionals to Address Merging of Medicine and Tech
As the applications for technology in medicine evolve at a dizzying pace, opportunities continue to unfold for professionals with the right training and experience. Through internships, professional mentoring and online classes, professionals can merge...
Top of the Health Informatics Ladder: Chief Informatics Officer
As the healthcare industry continues to adopt more innovative technology in day-to-day operations, the oversight and harnessing of data has become more demanding and complex. Most major medical operations now have a chief informatics officer...
USF Health IT Survey Finds High Salaries and Job Satisfaction
Not only is health information technology (IT) a fast-growing field, but it offers good wages and a high degree of job satisfaction, according to a new survey conducted by the USF Health Morsani College...
Survey: MACRA Remains a Mystery for Many Physicians
Fewer than 25 percent of respondents in a survey conducted by the American Medical Association and financial firm KPMG said they were “well-prepared” for the Medicare payment reform requirements that took effect this year. More...
Infographic: 2015 Health IT Industry Survey Results
Infographic by USF Health's Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida 2015 Health IT Survey - USF Health. Feel free to embed this on your website by copying and pasting the following...
How to Become a Health Informatics Technician
One of the fastest-growing areas of the economy is the combination of healthcare and technology. And one of the fastest-growing careers in healthcare technology is health informatics technician, sometimes called a medical records technician or...
Social Media’s Role in Health Informatics Student Acquisition
Social media has profoundly altered the landscape of the Internet, including the ways that hiring managers recruit and job candidates conduct job searches. Social media has also altered the way that students can evaluate...