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When looking to get into a new marketplace in which you think there will be high demand, you'll want to consider a few factors: andbull; How difficult will it be to break into the new market? andbull; How long will demand last? andbull; Will you be better off than if you were to remain in your current market? If you're going to move out of a market in which you've worked for the last five to ten years, make sure you're not going to a market that will be hot for a couple of years and then cool off. You certainly dont want to give up your highly tenured skill set in a market that may have slow to mild growth in exchange for being a much less experienced candidate in a market that may explode in growth for a couple of years, only to fizzle out because it was a trend.

When you're considering taking a contract, you should also consider the following: Is the project a good fit with your skill set? How will you fit in, culturally, with the group at the hospital? How much will the position pay? What's the expense reimbursement policy? What will the travel be like? How long will it take, in travel time, to get to the client site each week? How often will you be required to travel to the client site? Will they have flexibility if its necessary for you to work from home occasionally? The answers to all of the questions above give the consultant insight into what theyre going to be dealing with during this current contract. In this podcast we cover how to assess a firm and the importance of building relationships when working as an independent contractor.

A high percentage of people have not yet adopted LinkedIn as a job search tool, and even though 38% of employees are using it, theyre not necessarily using it optimally as a social networking tool. In fact, Id venture to say that most people using it are simply creating a profile for themselves thats nothing more than a traditional randeacute;sumandeacute;.

Once you've been in the consulting field for a reasonable amount of time, you'll be faced with a client that's in a bind and wants you to start immediately. You'll scramble to adjust your schedule and make travel arrangements so that you can be on-site the very next Monday. You'll show up to the client site only to learn that theyve not assigned you a workspace, nor have they set up your system access. At this point, they will find "something" for you to do, so that you're not just sitting around. Being that they requested your presence on-site, and since you were onsite for 40 hours, theyre not going to have a problem approving your 40 hours for the week. They will do this even though you sat around, trying to stay busy the first two days, when you had no system access.

In todays episode, were joined by the founder of Pharmacy Podcast Show, Todd Eury. Todd has spent the last five years providing the pharmacy industry with firsthand knowledge from professionals he considers subject-matter experts. Healthcare IS has been fortunate enough to appear on his show to discuss consulting in pharmacy informatics, and today he shares with us the inside story of the Pharmacy Podcast Show andmdash; how it evolved and where its heading. The Pharmacy Podcast Show is dedicated to the profession of the pharmacy industry. The podcast is currently audio information, interviews with industry subject-matter experts, and innovative ideas about the businesses of pharmacy. We dedicated our programming to Independent Retail, Long-Term Care, Specialty, Small Chain [pharmacy businesses] . . . with dedicated content for each of these specific pharmacy business models. The Pharmacy Podcast Show is about dynamic people in the pharmacy industry making a difference for our profession. andmdash; Todd Eury Leave us a comment on our blog:

In todays tip podcast we ask the question, Is a longer contract always better? Managing Partner David Kushan covers early termination, the benefits of a short-term project, and examples drawn from his observations with recent Healthcare IS contracts. If you like what you hear or have an opinion of your own, dont be afraid to leave us a comment below! Who knows andmdash; with your great input, you might find yourself joining our guests with an interview of your very own. Leave your comment on our blog post here:

In this podcast, Managing Partner David Kushan will dive into contract end dates and how to evaluate the stability of a contract before you sign on. David discusses how to understand how critical a project is to an organization and how likely the funding is to be continued. If you like what you hear or have an opinion of your own, dont be afraid to leave us a comment on our blog linked below! Who knows, with your great input you might find yourself joining our guests with an interview of your very own. To comment on this episode visit our blog posthere.

Today's interview features Gwen Darling, president and founder of Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today. Gwen's efforts have resulted in two excellent industry resources for job opportunities and career development. HCITC and HCITT are now part of the HealthcareScene.com network. In this episode, Gwen speaks to Managing Partner David Kushan about the following: Her start in Health IT History of Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today Evolution of professionals coming into HIT Website visitors background and knowledge How to get your start in Health IT Intangible market skills to which employers are open To read the full interview check out our blog posthere.

In this podcast, Managing Partner David Kushan, will help differentiate between the two and give perspective from the client side. To read the full interview check out our blog post here.

Every contractor has his or her dream contract envisioned, usually before they even begin consulting. In todays podcast, Managing Partner David Kushan examines the perfect contract andmdash; what happens when its found and what it means when the second contract needs to be secured. If you like what you hear or have an opinion of your own, dont be afraid to leave us a comment below! Who knows? With your input, you might find yourself joining our guests with an interview of your very own. To read the full interview check out our blog posthere.

Episode 9 is a 10 minute tip segment with David Kushan covering how to find success in an interview when faced with experienced based questions. If you like what you hear or have more to share, leave us a comment below! Episode highlights: How do you respond to experience based questions Understanding categorized responses Preparing for the interview To read the full interview check out our blog posthere.

Today we continue our interviews with consultants sharing their perspectives on how and why they got into consulting. Im really happy to have our guest Kevin Roy, a podiatrist who entered into informatics in 1992 as an associate director of informatics with a hospital in the northeast. He got involved in consulting in 2008. Within the last year he has been working on a project with Healthcare IS, which involved transitioning from one long-term engagement to a project with our firm. To read the full interview check out our blog post here:Ep 8 - Is the security of a full-time job more of a myth now then it was 40 years ago?

This is our second podcast in a series about working as a consultant in the healthcare IT industry and talking about the differences between working for a consulting firm and being an independent consultant. Our guest today is Jerry Queen. Jerry comes from the health insurance payer side of healthcare; many of our guests in the past have been on the hospital provider side. He has 25 total years of experience working in the payer IT space with three different health plans, 11 of those years in consulting. He primarily provides his expertise in operational management, configuration management, system integration and operational leadership for payers in the IT area. To read the full interview check out our blog post here: Top Incentives for Independent Consulting In Healthcare IT

Welcome to our second series of the Healthcare IS Podcast. The next set of podcast episodes will be geared towards individuals who are interested to hear how others have transitioned from full time employment to contract consulting. In this episode we are visited again by our popular guest Dave Wolfe as he shares his career path in consulting and the choices he made that lead him to a successful profession as an independent consultant. To read the full interview check out our blog post here:Ep 5 - How To Get Into Contract Consulting - Dave Wolfe

Thats just one of many questions we addressed with Ron Burnett in our latest Healthcare IS Podcast. Ron has been a practicing pharmacist for the last 29 years. Primarily working in hospital pharmacy practice, he has also done work in home infusion and the retail space. With 14 of those 29 years spent in the informatics space, Ron comes with immense insights from all angles of practicing pharmacy and our countrys implementation of informatics in hospitals. To read the full interview check out our blog post here:Ep 4 - What are the advantages and disadvantages for an IT pharmacist working in either the IT department or the pharmacy?

David Stansbury gives his insight in this months Healthcare IS podcast. Listen in and hear Davids experience in working as a pharmacist in IT, making transitions and what hes observed in the last 30 years of his experience. To read the full interview check out our blog post here:Can a retail pharmacist transition to a hospital and bring any value in an informatics pharmacist role?

Take a moment to hear Jerry Fahrni tell his story of experience in Pharmacy IT. He tells us how he came to be in the field of Health IT, what challenges he worked through and observed and what advice he would share with someone looking to break into Pharmacy IT. You can also follow Jerrys Blog atwww.JerryFahrni.com. To read the full interview check out our blog post here:Healthcare IS Speaks with Jerry Fahrni on Pharmacy IT

Thats a question that can be answered many ways. Find out one Pharmacists answer to this question and many more in our latest interview with Dave Wolfe, founder and principle consultant of FusionRXLLC. To read the full interview check out our blog post here: What's the difference between an I.T. Pharmacist and an Informatics Pharmacist?