The U.S. House of Representatives, with a Republican majority, recently passed a draft 2012-13 budget that basically cuts federal Workforce Investment Act funding by about 60%. A conference committee of the House and Senate appropriations must negotiate some agreement on how much will actually be cut, if there is a reduction. The Senate does not [...]
NEW YORK, November 30, 2011…Online advertised vacancies were down 76,200 in November to 3,857,200, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Data Series released today. The November drop follows a dip of 14,000 in October and 44,000 in September. The Supply/Demand rate stands at 3.53, indicating there were 3.5 unemployed for every online [...]
By Lucia Mutikani | Reuters – Thu, Nov 17, 2011 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Government programs to bridge a huge skills gap in the U.S. jobs market are failing as most were not designed to equip unemployed workers with skills needed to land a job in a new field, according to a study. The findings of [...]
Helen L. Figge, RPh, PharmD, MBA, Lean Six Sigma Certified Senior Director, Career Services HIMSS, Chicago, Illinois As pharmacists, we are seeing more and more technologies introduced to streamline patient care, and electronic prescribing, or e-prescribing, is an invaluable tool when it is utilized correctly. There is considerable confusion in the marketplace over the definition of e-prescribing, however. So let’s set [...]
Posted by Speaker Boehner’s Press Office on November 13, 2011 “The men and women who wear the uniform of our Armed Forces deserve our full support when they serve and after they come home, especially now in the middle of a tough economy,” said Speaker Boehner this weekend in a tribute to America’s veterans. That’s why Congress has passed [...]
Here’s more proof that the move to electronic health records can be tougher than anticipated: it can slow down the emergency department’s response time, which could impact patient care. That’s the scoop from a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association last week, which was conducted by the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA – Today the United States Supreme Court agreed to review the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Florida v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a case which involves a challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment that requires nearly all Americans have health insurance by [...]
Sharp Healthcare, in conjunction with HIMSS Professional Development and Informatics Sections is hosting a one-day, in-person educational event to explore how nursing informatics can impact your daily practice and enhance your career. January 27, 2012, 8am—4pm SHARP HealthCare, SHARP Auditorium 8695 Spectrum Center Boulevard San Diego Learn from the nation’s leaders in Nursing Informatics at this [...]
