Get Help with Health IT Solutions

One size doesn’t fit all in business, and that’s especially true in the business of healthcare.

The healthcare industry includes a wide range of diverse businesses. For example, in the past two decades, US East has worked with pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies, clinical research organizations, laboratories, hospitals, large health systems with multiple hospitals, surgery centers, long-term care facilities, rehabilitation centers, behavioral health institutions, and health-benefit management firms — all of which are part of the healthcare industry.

Although these businesses provide different types of products and services, they all have one thing in common: They’re using advanced IT technologies to contain costs, enable the use of distributed resources, and ensure best patient care and outcomes.

Getting an advanced IT solution running

Implementing an advanced IT solution isn’t easy, which is why healthcare organizations often bring in outside project teams to design them and put them in place. Once implemented and tested, the on-site staff is typically responsible for administering the solution and performing routine maintenance.

It’s crucial that someone on the project team serve as the trainer, showing the on-site staff how to effectively use the solution. This person must not only be a project guru, but also a healthcare technology specialist who knows how to deal with people. For this reason, IT trainers have become highly sought in the last five years.

A year ago, while working as direct employees, trainers made $70,000 to $80,000 annually — but now, when contracted by a health system with multiple hospitals, they make a quarter to half a million a year. This is especially true in hospital settings, where the trainers need to be well-versed in numerous systems and applications, such as UNIX, Epic, electronic medical record (EMR) systems, and picture archiving and communication system (PACS) solutions.

Finding the right health IT pro for the job

IT trainers aren’t the only health IT pros in high demand. Because of stringent job requirements, once people are in a health IT job, they rarely look for a new one. Therefore, healthcare organizations must cast a wide net to find candidates that meet all the requirements needed to administer their advanced IT solutions.

This is where US East’s connections can make a significant difference. Having a database full of 15 years’ worth of candidates enables our organization to provide top-notch candidates, including candidates not on the market. US East has helped many health organizations fill numerous health IT positions, including project and product managers, analysts specializing in specific applications (e.g., PACS, McKesson Paragon, Epic, PowerChart), and analysts specializing in specific fields (e.g., financial systems, report writers, user experience design).

Getting immediate assistance

If a healthcare organization needs some assistance immediately or for only a short time, US East consultants can augment the organization’s existing staff.

Besides having extensive experience in all general IT areas (e.g., security, storage, database administration and architecture, network engineering and architecture, UNIX and Linux administration), US East consultants are experts in health IT specialties. Those specialties include clinical analytics, informatics, EMR systems, Cerner solutions, and healthcare information systems such as Soarian.

Your partner at every stage

US East can offer assistance at any level to meet both immediate and long-term health IT needs. If you need immediate assistance, you can start by augmenting your staff with an expert from US East. If you need a long-term health IT pro, you can take advantage of US East’s professional placement services.

For major projects such as implementing an advanced IT solution, US East can take on total project responsibility. And once you have the solution in place, US East can help you stay ahead with ongoing talent management.

US East is your partner at every stage.

[cta]Need expert help with your health IT project? Contact US East at info@useastusa.com or by phone at 212-840-3444. Or visit our website.[/cta]