Virtual Interviews Are Here to Stay
The COVID-19 pandemic across the world has resulted in an unprecedented surge in online video conferencing as millions of employees are forced to work from home during this crisis. Video conferencing is now being used routinely for staff meetings, schooling, church services, and even job interviews. As a full-service staffing agency, HIM Connections has…
There’s a Right Way to Handle Resume Blemishes and Gaps
For job candidates and hiring managers, resume blemishes and employment gaps can be concerning. As a recruiting and staffing agency, our team has seen thousands of resumes and CVs and we’re here to explain why these are not necessarily the red flags you may think they appear to be. No matter what, it is essential to keep an open…
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the need for qualified healthcare workers in different sectors will increase by 19 percent by 2024. There are already 18.9 million individuals employed in the healthcare field, which is almost four million more than in 2005.
This increase in the need for healthcare workers outpaces all other professions. For healthcare organizations,…
NOTE: HIM Connections is proud to announce the addition of clinical recruitment to our service offering! As part of this new service line, we will add healthcare-related blog topics to our traditional HIM blog posts.
Agnes L., a part-time California-based RN for more than 15 years, likes to completely disconnect when she leaves her neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nursing job eac…
In recent years, the healthcare industry has seen the development of a widespread workforce shortage. While the lack of nurses and physicians is not new, the industry does face new challenges. The number of people without health insurance has spiked, leading to a jump in the number of people making hospital visits. This issue coupled with medical needs of the aging baby boomer population…
Success is defined and measured in various ways. Depending on the individual, it might mean financial security, personal growth, professional development or creative expression. However you describe success there’s always a story behind the journey, and someone who helped along the way.
In a commencement address given by Steve Jobs at Stanford in 2005, he shared stories about his successes…
According to a recent Proteus report, 2017 is set to exceed last year’s trend of one health data breach per day: “From January to June 2017, a total of 233 breach incidents were reported to HHS, the media or state attorneys general….For the 193 incidents for which we had numbers, 3,159,236 patient records were affected.”
What do these alarming numbers mean for HIM recruitment and…
The call and need of a new era is for greatness. Tapping into the higher reaches of human genius and motivation requires leaders to have a new mindset, a new skillset, and a new toolset. …
As HIM roles evolve into areas requiring more technical skills, recruitment to attract the most qualified candidates—for both interim and permanent positions—is becoming more complex. According to a recent AHIMA article, “What the Data Say About HIM Professional Trends” (May 2017), “Many in the industry have anticipated that the HIM workforce will make a shift toward more technica…
In the new world of big data and value-based care, acquiring informatics and data analytics skills has become increasingly vital for HIM professionals. According to a 2017 Health Data Management article, healthcare is among the industries that will experience the fastest growth in big data and business analytics spending through 2020, as reported by International Data Corp.
Data experts…
