Contents September 2011
Cover
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Help Is Here
First Consortia Health IT
Grads Hit the Market
Last year 82 community colleges
launched health IT training programs in a hurry. After a slow and
sometimes bumpy start, the programs are picking up steam and
the students are graduating. Now
comes the next test: are the jobs
out there? By Chris Dimick
Features
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Standardized Testing
HIT Pro Exams Test Competencies in
Health IT Roles
Healthcare needs more than EHRs, it needs people who can implement
and maintain them. New federally sponsored health IT exams set
workforce competencies, helping job seekers demonstrate knowledge
and employers benchmark qualifications. By Mark Crawford
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Permanent Record
Electronic Records Aid in the Aftermath
of Joplin Tornado
When a tornado struck St. John’s Regional Medical Center in May
2011, its patient records were stored in a newly launched electronic
health record system, helping prevent a bad situation from being worse.
By Matthew Russell
