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    Successfully Hiring Health IT Talent

    3min
    Kathleen Raven
    Published on August 28, 2018

    The number of IT healthcare specialists will expand

    Now more than ever, sourcing and hiring skilled healthcare professionals is a major challenge.

    Kevin Walker, Senior Director, Country Marketing & Global Field Marketing, Indeed.com, Austin, Texas, USA

    Challenges in IT staff recruiting

    AHIMA and HIMSS looked at channels for recruiting IT staff.

    The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) looked at channels for recruiting IT staff.

    As for many employers in our sector, it is relatively easy to create a strong sense of purpose due to the immediate impact of effective healthcare on the greater good of society.

    André Heinz, Global Head of Human Resources at Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany

    Strategies to attract – and retain – skilled personnel

    By Kathleen Raven
    Kathleen Raven is a freelance writer based in New Haven, Connecticut. Her work has been featured in Nature Medicine and Reuters Health.

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