In a competitive job market you need an edge. ADVANCE has launched a new job board with tools and features that can help you stay a step ahead of those using standard search tools. ADVANCE has been in the healthcare employment business for almost 30 years giving us a loyal client base. When top healthcare employers have a tough position to fill, ...

There is some speculation and anecdotal evidence suggesting that a substantial number of the more experienced, long-term coders are going to retire rather than retooling for ICD-10. While there will be some that take the early retirement route, it is my contention that these numbers will be few. Coding is a puzzle and has always had new ...

(Editor's note: This blog was written by Roger L. Berg, RRT-NPS, manager, respiratory therapy, sleep lab, cardiology at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital, Ridgecrest, CA; he is also the author of the Chitchat With the Old Respiratory Codger blog for ADVANCE for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine.) Recently, a respiratory therapist colleague wrote ...

The consortia training program, launched a year ago by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, was intended to address the need to add 50,000 more health IT professionals to the workforce as America converts to a healthcare system driven by electronic health records and a national health information exchange. Even though 82 community ...

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) President Bonnie Cassidy recently announced that the organization is working proactively to grow jobs for members while helping to fill the estimated 50,000 new positions that will be needed to implement the U.S. health system's transition to electronic health records (EHR). AHIMA ...

(Editor's note: This blog was written by Francie Dalton, the founder and president of Dalton Alliances Inc., a full-line business consultancy in Columbia, MD, specializing in the behavioral, management and communication sciences.) Once you've affirmed the need for a new leadership position, the next challenge is to implement as flawlessly as ...

(Editor's note: This guest blog was excerpted from Real Recognition Radio hosted by Roy Saunderson and S. Max Brown of Recognition Management Institute. To hear the interview in its entirety, please click here: http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/46414/healthcare-keeping-recognition-alive-and-well  For more info on employee recognition, ...

(Editor's note: This guest blog was excerpted from Real Recognition Radio hosted by Roy Saunderson and S. Max Brown of Recognition Management Institute. To hear the interview in its entirety, please click here: http://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/46414/healthcare-keeping-recognition-alive-and-well  For more info on employee recognition, ...

(Editor's note: This guest blog was written by Amanda Koehler, an associate editor at ADVANCE.) Growing up with a mother who was also a teacher was pretty tough. Besides the fact that she would seek me out to give me a huge kiss and a hug in the middle of the hallway (what ninth grader wants this? So embarrassing!), I never was allowed to stay ...

(This guest blog was written by Sheryl Whitlock, MA, MT(ASCP)BB, laboratory coordinator of Student Health Services at University of Delaware in Newark, DE.) The holiday season is upon us. What does this bring for the healthcare community? Most likely the 12 days of the holiday season brings something close to the following: the beginnings of ...