2013 HIMSS Virtual Career Fair

The 2013 HIMSS Virtual Career Fair is on May 8 and it's free!

The HIMSS Virtual Career Fair
Connecting Health IT Job Seekers and Employers
Produced by HIMSS Media
May 8, 2013 | 11am-7:30pm CT

From CIO to student, the Virtual Career Fair has jobs, networking and educational opportunities for everyone.

View Health IT Job Descriptions here (PDF)

A career in health IT encompasses many administrative, clinical and financial aspects, and skill sets acquired from previous careers and industries are often applicable and transferable to health IT careers. Build or enhance your skills portfolio by connecting with the health IT tools, resources and positions available today with our virtual job fair!

#HIMSS13 Career Guide

The HIMSS13 Career Guide is now available online as a digital version. You don't need to be here attending HIMSS to benefit from the articles and the information that's presented in this guide. There is also a mobile version here. Want to be a health IT professional? Make sure to join HIMSS and participate in some of their upcoming events like webinars, conferences, and more.

Attending #HIMSS13 next week

Next week, I'll be attending the HIMSS 2013 conference in New Orleans. HIMSS is the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and it's the largest conference focused on healthcare IT.

Some of the keynote speakers include:

• President Bill Clinton, Founder of The William J. Clinton Foundation, 42nd President of the United States of America
• Eric J. Topol, West Endowed Chair of Innovative Medicine, Scripps Health and Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute

You can follow my updates from HIMSS on Twitter: @DrJosephKim and on http://www.medicineandtechnology.com

HIMSS Career Services Institute #HIMSS13

The HIMSS Career Services Institute (CSI) is open to all HIMSS13 participants and is an opportunity for attendees to network. It will focus on supporting the various pieces that go into a health IT career — those soft and transferable skills we often hear about. The program will support attendees who are entry-level, intermediate and advanced-level professionals who are currently in the health IT field or wanting to enter the field, and who are seeking career guidance and possible job opportunities.

This one-day event is titled: IS YOUR PERSONAL BRAND CONNECTED … OR UNPLUGGED?

March 5, 2013
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Marriott Convention Center
Blaine Kern Ballroom

The ABCs of Authentically Standing out From the Crowd: Appearance, Behavior, Communication

Is your career path in need of turning problems into solutions? Do you know your social strengths and weaknesses? Do you want to learn more skills to help you career move towards outcomes and actions and to be a change agent in your career?

See you at the Physicians' IT Symposium at #HIMSS13

Working in Health IT? 

I hope to see you in New Orleans for the annual HIMSS conference. Don't miss the Physicians' IT Symposium

Examine the major challenges physicians face in the design and deployment of IT in hospitals and practices.

Physicians' IT Symposium: Reviewing the Past, Assessing the Present and Planning for the Future
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 343
New Orleans, Louisiana

This exclusive program will help you identify, evaluate and sort through myriad healthcare IT information and apply it to your strategic plans for healthcare delivery improvements and financial viability.

More information here.

HIMSS Health IT Emerging Professionals Community

HIMSS provides Health IT Emerging Professionals free networking and healthcare IT career path resources targeted to those with five years or less work experience in this field. Enjoy free webinars, information sharing, new ideas and solutions for advancing your health IT career.

Get started - Become a HIMSS member today and learn more about the HIMSS Health IT Emerging Professionals Community here.

They have some great webinars each month that are designed to help you navigate and advance your career in health IT.

HIMSS Academic Health IT Directory

The following is a press release about the HIMSS Academic Health IT Directory which lists 395 separate institutions that provide 499 programs in health IT. If you're interested in strengthening your health IT skills and entering the industry, then you may want to take a look at this directory.

Enhance and Advance Health Information Technology Education with HIMSS Academic HIT Directory

CHICAGO (May 31, 2012) – Recent government initiatives, policies and requirements are fueling a demand for healthcare information professionals who can support this reform, and work, in the American healthcare system. HIMSS State HIT Dashboard now offers the Academic Health IT Directory, a central resource for campus-based, online and blended health IT academic programs across the country for those seeking a career in the field.

The Academic Health IT Directory lists 395 separate institutions that provide 499 programs. Users will find the URL for the school, accreditation (CAHIIM or AMIA 10x10), program name and type (associate, undergraduate, graduate, fellowship, certificate); delivery method (online-only; blended; brick and mortar); program contact name, department, address, email; and URL for the program.

HIMSS Virtual Career Fair

Looking for a job in health IT? Get plugged into HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society)

HIMSS Virtual Career Fair
May 16, 2012
The Virtual Career Fair is a state-of-the-art, web- based event for connecting qualified clinical and non-clinical health IT job seekers with recruiters nationwide.

Take the next step in your career! By attending the Virtual Career Fair you will:

• Browse and apply for healthcare IT jobs on the Job Board that can be sorted by employer, job title, location and salary.
• Create your online profile and post multiple resumes.
• Connect with employer representatives via text, video chat and e-mail to answer your questions about the company and its open positions. Employers have instant access to your resume so you can engage in immediate dialogue.
• Attend accredited professional development education sessions via dynamic, live webinars
• Network with fellow job seekers and prospective employers in the Lounge.
• Collect professional development materials from HIMSS Career Services in the Resource Center.

More information here.

HIMSS Virtual Career Fair

Save the Date! May 16, 2012

The HIMSS Virtual Career Fair is a state-of-the-art, web- based event for connecting qualified clinical and non-clinical health IT job seekers with recruiters nationwide.

Save the Date for the HIMSS Virtual Career Fair...and find your ideal health IT job!

By matching skilled candidates with employers, HIMSS is helping ensure organizations find people—just like you—to advance patient care. By simply going online, job seekers can post a profiles and resumes, browse available positions and even chat, text or email prospective employers.

Recruiters and employers will be searching nationwide to fill positions from the executive level to mid-career and entry level in many sectors across the health IT industry.

Take the next step in your career! By attending the Virtual Career Fair you will:

• Browse and apply for healthcare IT jobs on the Job Board that can be sorted by employer, job title, location and salary.
• Create your online profile and post multiple resumes.
• Connect with employer representatives via text, video chat and e-mail to answer your questions about the company and its open positions. Employers have instant access to your resume so you can engage in immediate dialogue.
• Attend accredited professional development education sessions via dynamic, live webinars
• Network with fellow job seekers and prospective employers in the Lounge.
• Collect professional development materials from HIMSS Career Services in the Resource Center.

Save the date and polish up your resume for May 16th—when the HIMSS Virtual Career Fair come right to you!

Learn more here.

Don't miss the HIMSS Conference next month

Next month, HIMSS 2012 (HIMSS12) will be in Las Vegas. This is the largest health information technology conference and you won't want to miss it if you're pursuing a career in health IT. I've attended HIMSS for the past few years and I'm looking forward to it again this year.

Here are a few highlights about the HIMSS conference:

300+ education sessions
Search for education sessions focused on the industry's hottest topics: Meaningful Use, HITECH, HIE, standards, interoperability and more.

Knowledge Centers
You'll find HIMSS education sessions, exhibitor case study presentations, exhibition booths, new products and more in the six Knowledge Centers focusing on six hot topics.

The Intelligent Hospital™ Pavilion
The Intelligent Hospital™ Pavilion will provide a practical overview of a variety of technologies seamlessly integrated to provide clinicians with 'real-time' patient information delivered to their smartphones or tablets.

Also, don't miss this extra session on Monday: Physicians' IT Symposium: The Health IT Balancing Act: Managing the CMIO Workload.

You can learn more about the HIMSS Conference here: http://www.himssconference.org

HIMSS Volunteer Opportunities - Ambulatory and Public Health

Ambulatory Community Health IT Task Force Seeks Volunteers
This task force provides a forum for providers, vendors, consultants and other industry leaders to meet, network and engage in outreach efforts. Providers explore topics of common interest, learn from best practices and provide a collective voice advocating for information technologies for the underserved and populations at risk. This group consists of Community Health Centers (CHCs), Federally-Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), free clinics behavioral health and those providing services to the homeless. This Task Force will meet on the first Friday of the month at 1 p.m. ET and will be chaired by Lynn Sherman, CFO, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center. For more information, contact Valerie Knoke.

The Digital Office Task Force…Needs a Canadian Perspective
The Digital Office is a complimentary monthly e-newsletter for HIMSS members, physicians, and the media, providing timely, comprehensive coverage and analysis of how EHRs are used in independent physician practices. The e-newsletter’s task force is seeking new volunteers, including Canada. The task force will be chaired by Randy Pinnow, Healthcare Consultant, Kolb+Co, SC, and will meet on the first Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. ET. For more information, contact Valerie Knoke.

HIMSS Assists Health IT Grads Through Jobmine

Author: Thuc Huynh, MD

In the aim to provide support to health IT professionals who are looking to start a career, HIMSS puts up a program in conjunction with the Office of the National Coordinator and its program HIT Workforce Development. Health IT professionals can now go to HIMSS Jobmine either to post resumes or check out job postings from prospective employers.

Apply Now - HIMSS Ambulatory Intern Position

Join the HIMSS Ambulatory Information Systems team as an intern from Sept. 1, 2011 – May 31, 2012. The primary purpose of the HIMSS Ambulatory Information Systems internship is to provide an opportunity for a full-time student to learn about health information technology throughout the academic year.

The candidate will perform duties as required or assigned that will contribute to the effectiveness of the Ambulatory Information Systems Committee to help it achieve the goals and objectives of the overall HIMSS Ambulatory Information Systems initiative.

Interested applicants, please forward letter of intent with two letters of reference from employers or academic mentors to Mary Griskewicz, Senior Director of HIMSS Ambulatory Information Systems, by Aug. 1. A telephone interview will be scheduled upon submission of the letter of intent and reference letters. A candidate will be selected for this program before Sept.

Critical Success Factors for Health IT Employment

HIMSS to Host HIT Career Webinar for ONC

HIMSS is hosting the following HIT career services Webinar for the Office of the National Coordinator this month:

"Critical Success Factors for Health IT Employment"
presented by JoAnn Klinedinst, Vice President, Professional Development, HIMSS,
Friday, July 15, at 12 p.m. (ET).

For more information, contact hfigge@himss.org

Attend the #HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo

Transformational Approaches to Healthcare
HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo
June 8-9, 2011

The June 2011 HIMSS Virtual Conference & Expo will focus on the many methods and models that are used in different care settings, including hospitals, clinical practices, Health Information Exchanges, as well as others, to transform healthcare.

Track 1: 5010/ICD-10 This track will focus on aspects of the many challenges and opportunities facing the Health IT industry with the pending 5010/ICD-10 switch. Attend to interact with speakers providing practical solutions to ensure a successful and cost-effective conversion.

Track 2: Meaningful Use Phase 1 and Beyond: Real World Case Studies This track will focus on the tactics organizations and eligible providers are executing to comply with the Phase 1 Meaningful Use requirements as well as preparation for Phase 2. Attend to learn from real-world experiences in finding the most strategic path to receiving incentive funding and planning for future challenges.

7th Annual Government Health IT Conference & Exhibition

The 7th Annual Government Health IT Conference & Exhibition, June 14 -15 in Washington, DC, brings together thought leaders, executives, clinicians and policymakers either employed by or contracted with the federal or state government to affect an improved health system within the United States through the effective use of IT and management systems. Save when you register for the early-bird rates offered for the Government Health IT Conference & Exhibition through May 14. Government employees will pay only $50 for the full conference.

The conference features three tracks: Overcoming Barriers to Achieving Interoperable Systems, InterAgency Initiatives Leading the Way Ahead for Health IT and Industry Solutions. Session topics include the role of privacy and security in interoperability, lessons learned about Medicaid providers’ adoption of certified EHR technology, and solutions for overcoming barriers to health IT adoption in underserved communities. Earlier this week, HIMSS confirmed Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, national coordinator for health IT, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as the closing keynote speaker.

Simplify Health IT Job Search with HIMSS Career Services Center

04 May 2011
Simplify Health IT Job Search with HIMSS Career Services Center

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, health information technicians and medical records professionals held 172,500 jobs in 2008 with 39 percent in hospitals; by 2018, a 20 percent growth is expected resulting in 207,600 jobs.

Knowing where and how to find available jobs is a challenge any job seeker faces, including graduates of the Office of the National Coordinator’s HIT Workforce Development programs. The HIMSS Career Services Center is supporting this initiative with the enhancement of HIMSS JobMine® and the addition of a section dedicated to the ONC HIT Workforce Development Program, where program graduates can post resumes and find health IT positions posted by potential employers.

Recent ACPE collaboration with HIMSS

There's no question that information technology issues are playing an increasingly larger role in the jobs of all physician leaders. In light of this, ACPE teamed up for the first time this year with the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, which recently held its annual convention and exhibition in Orlando, Florida. All ACPE members were offered complimentary registration for the convention so they could participate in HIMSS' first-ever physician executive forum. About 100 ACPE members took advantage of the offer, including ACPE Board Member Michael Bakerman, MD, FACC, MMM, CPE, FACPE, Chief Medical Information Officer at UMass Memorial Health Care.

Bakerman said there's value in visiting the more than 900 vendors that exhibit at HIMSS.

“You get a sense where the technology is moving to," he said. "They’re showing you new models, new demos. You see the possible applications of the technology.”

Consulting jobs in the health IT industry at #HIMSS11

There are a number of health IT consulting jobs advertised here at HIMSS11. Here are a few examples of who's hiring at HIMSS11:

Accenture

• Health & Public Service - Connected Health Ambulatory EMR Implementation Consultant
• MC Pharmacy Benefit Management Consultant
• MC Payer Operations and Excellence Consultant

Ernst & Young

• Advisory Manager - Performance Improvement - Healthcare - Managed Care - Provider
• Positions in: NYC, San Francisco, and Chicago

Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) workforce development initiatives #HIMSS11

I'm at HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) and it's great to see how they're providing professional development resources for health IT professionals. In addition to providing CPHIMS review courses, HIMSS is doing much more. CPHIMS is a professional certification program for healthcare information and management systems professionals. Individuals who meet eligibility criteria and successfully complete the CPHIMS exam are designated a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS).

Here's a brief summary of what HIMSS is doing with the ONC:

HIMSS is pleased to be working very closely with the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) on workforce development initiatives that will lead to career pathways and certifications that will address the needs of entry level technical professionals through those most advanced in the industry. And to nurture the HIT professional, HIMSS has placed great emphasis on the HIT Emerging Professional, defined as someone with five years or less work experience in healthcare IT, by creating a series of informational webinars around a variety of topics. Further, the HIMSS eLearning Academy features over 16 courses and 500 archived case study-type sessions across 21 different HIT topic areas that will also supplement the HIT professional’s toolbox.