Health IT Job Seekers Say Hiring Managers Miss Boat

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Lisa Henderson,
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11/16/2011 | 8:58:13 PM

re: Health IT Job Seekers Say Hiring Managers Miss Boat

I really like this article...I'm glad that you reached out to HIMSS, although I truly hope people out of work aren't out there "slitting their wrists." It is a tough market out there and her suggestions are all valid. It may be hard for people to get up when the going is down...very true, but "giving a little to learn a little is good advice," as is networking.

Thank you for the update.

Lisa Henderson, InformationWeek Healthcare, contributing editor

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ELINARES300,
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11/17/2011 | 2:55:46 AM

re: Health IT Job Seekers Say Hiring Managers Miss Boat

Does anyone here have any true understanding of what the real Health IT and EHR market is all about? The suggestions in the article are antiquated at best and have no relevance as to what is being played out as perfect as you all make them sound in the article and comment below.

EHR is a very unique beast, it does not matter if you are a drop out or have a masters or PhDG��s or types of degrees. Without EHR vendor implementation experience youG��re on path to nowhere fast! As a matter a fact you can be a high school drop out and have EHR vendor experience, work on high end and very lucrative projects that will any day of the week out do people with higher learning degrees because they lack any real world EHR experience. The employers and recruiters will only hire the EHR implementations experience professionals regardless of any degrees or no degrees all day long. Think outside the box employers and recruiters because the workforce shortage is real and you ran out of people!

If you're interested in where the real conversation is happening go to linkedin group; Health Information Technology Professional (HIT Pro), powered by Latinos in Science and Technology Association (LISTA).

Why would anyone spend time in the IT department training or interning, considering that EHR implementation donG��t normally require you to hook up the equipment? Another mistake in this article and comment made in this pos because most vendors do their own installation along with the current IT staff to implement the hardware and software side of it. Most EHR implementations is in the build and training side of it.

Seriously this article is out of touch with its suggestions. This articles was half rushed and doesnG��t accurately take the time to speak to people like me and the thousands of Health IT ONC Curriculum grads and students who are living this one side hiring practice that doesnG��t make rational sense to season professionals from all walks of life; IT and Healthcare professionals such as; RNG��s, LVNG��s and PTG��s. Who without some real world EHR vendor experience have been left out of the hiring practice table because of one particular facet they lack; EHR vendor experience. You discount the in-depth experience these professional have because youG��re focus on only one area of expertise.

This market has to change ASAP because we are sitting on a shortage of about 100k+ qualified professionals that are need in Healthcare today, not the previous mention numbers of 50k professionals that are missing in the industry. The workforce shortage is real and only getting worse. Employers have been blindly educated by consulting firms and EHR vendors that they can do it all with the current workforce. YouG��re in for a rude awakening come end of year 2011 folks if not all ready!

To the employers and recruiters; Who are you going to hire when you canG��t find any more experience EHR professionals to staff your current projects today? YouG��re going to hit the biggest brick wall of unimaginable proportions by end of year and there is no end to your workforce shortage. YouG��ve poach the industry so severely in May of this year that you ran out of professionals to staff your big, medium and little bang implementations. Healthcare organization would rather spend an insanely amount on an hourly rate instead of dedicating a portion to training and development of new EHR professionals today.

Lets move away from the lip service, the cool articles that fuel hype but accomplish no real job creation and pads on the back to healthcare professionals that are not in tune with the boots on the ground.

As I been saying for the past year; The EHR tsunami is coming. Are you ready to ride the wave or drown in it?

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Gideon,
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11/17/2011 | 8:22:53 PM

re: Health IT Job Seekers Say Hiring Managers Miss Boat

The only reason that Healthcare sectors are stingy in hiring IT is that they are afraid that many dysfunctional employees in hospitals, etc will be replaced by the innovative IT people. It does not take an Einstein to learn EHR. IT people are you to constant changes and in constant learning mode. Give them a try for once, and you will never regret. But don't worry, many of the hospital CIO's will fall by the way side. They all know that, we in IT are the best. Don't be scared folks in healthcare. We just wanted to help you, so that we can cut down the cost of healthcare. And that is a patriotic thing to do in the USA.!

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SierraMadre,
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11/21/2011 | 5:16:30 AM

re: Health IT Job Seekers Say Hiring Managers Miss Boat

Slow your roll there Gideon. Healthcare professionals are also a learning and innovative breed. We in IT certainly have a high opinion of yourselves, don't you? Where do you think EHR's were first developed. Hint: In a healthcare facility by interdisciplinary teams. You probably have no idea what it takes to provide direct patient care and it's not inputting data into a computer system. So, when a patient crashes, please tell me how you being 'the best' is going to provide immediate resuscitation to that patient? That's what I thought. I have been blessed to know both sides --- as a student RN and as a long time IT person. Folks have to work TOGETHER to make any change. So, please come down off your self proclaimed pedestal and mingle with the real world folks. Thanks.

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