Health Informatics

Healthcare software engineers are creative thinkers who develop software applications or systems that support healthcare delivery or pave the way toward breakthroughs in medical treatments. They may work websites that connect researchers with clinical...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that through the next decade, over 160,000 new medical assistants will be needed to fill this important healthcare role. An aging population means that medical facilities...

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 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...

The implementation of electronic health records and the burgeoning field of telemedicine have created a need for the healthcare workforce to constantly update their knowledge of the technology that is changing the field. This new...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Thanks to technological advances, modern medicine has a lexicon that would make little sense to a healthcare administrator from just two decades ago.  The vast array of technological terms used across every department in...