Hospitals and health systems are increasingly cutting IT jobs amid ongoing financial and operational challenges.
In January, Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based Main Line Health eliminated about 200 administrative and management positions. The cuts primarily affect administrative support areas such as information technology, finance, human resources, revenue cycle, and accounting, according to its CEO Jack Lynch.
Meanwhile in March, Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente confirmed that it plans to cut 64 jobs in California starting April 25. These layoffs will primarily affect business function and IT positions.
These layoffs follow multiple IT job cuts across the health system throughout 2024.
The healthcare sector's IT job reductions align with a broader trend in the tech industry. According to The Wall Street Journal, the IT unemployment rate jumped to 5.7% in January, up from 3.9% in December, as artificial intelligence disrupted white-collar tech jobs and major tech companies enacted layoffs.