A Computer Economics study found that 61 percent of healthcare organizations are increasing IT staff this year — the highest rate among all 200 IT organizations surveyed, according to a Computer Economics news release.
The study, "IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2011/2012," showed that the median increase in health IT staff is 3.6 percent compared to 0 percent for other industries. Only 17 percent of healthcare providers, which include hospital groups and integrated healthcare systems, plan to reduce staff.
"The continued transition to electronic medical records and data collection, relative immunity to economic slowdown and effects of government policy makes healthcare one of the brighter spots of IT employment," said John Longwell, vice president of research for Computer Economics, in the news release.
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The study, "IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2011/2012," showed that the median increase in health IT staff is 3.6 percent compared to 0 percent for other industries. Only 17 percent of healthcare providers, which include hospital groups and integrated healthcare systems, plan to reduce staff.
"The continued transition to electronic medical records and data collection, relative immunity to economic slowdown and effects of government policy makes healthcare one of the brighter spots of IT employment," said John Longwell, vice president of research for Computer Economics, in the news release.
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