How much could a breach of protected health information (PHI) cost your organization? How about more than $7 million? Cost of a PHI Breach That's how much Connecticut-based Health Net doled out to private investigators in 2010 to get to the bottom of a PHI breach involving...
Where can you mix and mingle with other healthcare information specialists and managers, sneak a peek at emerging technology and learn what's up and coming in specialized areas of health IT? Only at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference and exhibition....
Throughout the 1980's and 1990's, the phrase,"think outside the box" was commonly heard in corporate circles. But nowhere has that skill set been more in-demand than in the 21st century job market, where candidates outnumber available jobs in most industries. But just what does it mean...
If you're looking for a new career in 2012, you might just find it on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. According to Mashable.com, a record number of people are using social media, with more than 800 million people on Facebook; more than 100 million on Twitter;...
When it comes to looking for work, most job seekers try to fit in, following conventional advice about how to find available jobs, write resumes, or prepare for interviews, among other things. But when you do what everyone else is doing, you get what everyone...
Healthcare is one of the hottest, fastest-growing industries in 2012, and that means it's a great time to be a health information technology (HIT) professional. But having the right title simply won't be enough to qualify you for the very best HIT jobs. In order...
According to the tech job site Dice.com, sixty-five percent of hiring managers plan to hire technical staff during the first half of this year. That's terrific news. But with the flood of jobs comes a flood of questions. How do you find the right one? With...
1st Solution USA has been inspired to become part of the solution to end child abuse. In doing so, we have committed to donate a portion of the company’s annual profit to Childhelp®. Childhelp (http://www.childhelp.org/) is a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims...
While unemployment continues to saturate the nation's working classes, there has been one field within healthcare where the demand has been higher than the supply: health information technology. According to a survey by IT management firm Computer Economics, 61 percent of healthcare organizations are increasing health...
Date: July 28, 2011 1st Solution USA invited to attend the 2nd Annual Health IT Program Graduate recruitment event at the University of Texas at Austin. For more information about this federally-funded program click here: 2nd Annual Health IT Program Graduate recruitment event...