Do you know much can you really make working in Healthcare IT? Find out here with recent data from this health information technology salary report. We’ll look at salaries for project managers, applications analysts, clinical trainers, and cover different parts of the country.
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What is Electronic Prescribing? Surescripts, DrFirst, EPCS Controlled Substances
To patients, e-prescribing is simply the electronic version of a paper prescription order. This is true, but the supporting technology also covers the entire process of order creation, tracking, fulfillment of prescriptions, as well as the database maintenance of the prescribing physicians, clinic locations, pharmacies, and benefits checking.
Read moreHealthcare Database Concepts – Databases In Healthcare
One of the most important skills for Healthcare IT is an understanding of healthcare database concepts and structure. It doesn’t matter if you are a Project Manager, Application Analyst, or System Administrator; this understanding will take you a long way in your career.
Read moreWhat Is SSO?
We’ve all had those instances when we can’t remember our login to a website due to having so many IDs and passwords. However, this can be more than just a minor irritant for medical staff in hospitals and other care facilities. Many clinical users log into 6-8 different systems during their shift, and need to be able to quickly log in, get their work done, and move on. The solution that has become commonplace in Healthcare IT is called Single Sign-On, or SSO.
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