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IT Consultant Profile on Teresa Smith

Teresa is a veteran healthcare IT Consultant with 18 years in the business. Over the course of her career, she’s worked with many recruiters. Teresa worked with HeathTECH Resources, Inc. (HTR) for four years and considers HTR an easy stand out as the “best recruiting firm” she’s worked with. We recently spoke with Teresa about […]

What happens if UnitedHealth Opts out of ObamaCare?

By Larry Hodge, CEO HealthTECH Resources, Inc. UnitedHealth Group is forecasting losses and considering an early exit from the Obamacare exchanges. With 20+ years of past experience in the healthcare IT industry, I believe that this would create problems for the payer market. How will this affect the healthcare IT sector, as those 3 ½ […]

The Insurer Market Shake-up… What Will Hospitals Do?

Over the past few months, we’ve seen Aetna enter into an agreement to purchase Humana, a merger which just recently received overwhelming approval by both companies’ shareholders. And we’ve seen Anthem move forward in its plan to merge with Cigna, a $54.2 billion purchase. While both deals are under review by the U.S. Justice Department’s […]

Did Your Hospital’s ICD-10 Transition Happen October 1?

Starting October 1, hospitals and other healthcare providers were supposed to switch to the ICD-10 insurance codes instead of using the ICD-9 insurance codes. Any services that were performed prior to October 1, 2015, should have been billed using the old ICD-9 codes, but any services that were performed by hospitals and other healthcare providers on […]

What are Hospitals Doing to Prepare for ICD-10?

ICD-10 is in the process of becoming integrated with hospital revenue cycle operations. This means that hospitals need to be prepared for a substantial change in insurance coding with ICD-10, and they are doing three primary things to get ready for the new coding protocols. One of the things hospitals are doing is trying to […]

Healthcare Information Technology

Healthcare Information Technology is one of the most booming, lucrative, and incredibly exciting fields of any industry to date. By definition, healthcare IT is the use of technology to aid in making healthcare easier and more efficient for both providers and patients. Healthcare IT specialists work with various technologies—from medical imaging, to electronic records, to […]

Healthcare Consulting Jobs

Are you a Healthcare IT consultant who’s currently in the market for a job? With demand continually being on the rise for skilled healthcare IT professionals, HealthTECH Resources can find the healthcare consulting jobs you’re most qualified for, then help place you in the one that perfectly matches your skill set, remuneration expectations, and lifestyle. […]