Healthcare IT Blog

A recent study of health information exchange solution vendors shows enterprise HIEs serving integrated delivery networks, health, or hospital systems will be the fastest-growing market segment of HIE organizations in the coming two years.

I enjoyed an article in Business Week a few years ago… right after the election of President Obama.  It was written by a right-leaning small business owner from the perspective of  how businesses can adjust the way they operate to survive from one political wind to another... and even profit!  I recently recalled that article (given my business development role for my own small business in an intensely cut throat industry and competitive market).  Part of the article that was of particular interest to me went went something like this…

One of the most dreaded interview questions that virtually every interviewer asks is: What are your greatest weaknesses?

Customers of contingent labor have their differences. But most agree that using temporary workers saves money. A contingent buyer survey conducted by Staffing Industry Analysts in September 2009 shows just that. The survey indicated that 92 percent of respondents from 171 large companies (1,000 plus employees) believed that using contingents saved their corporations cash. In fact, the median savings reported was nine percent of total expense. In contrast, savings reported in 2008 were at 17 percent. The differences, however, could be related to the state of the economy and the recession.