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2026 Airline Fee Policies: What’s Real and What’s Marketing
Many of us have not been flying as much due to hybrid or remote contracts. Its been over 6 months for me and this week while looking at flights, I found myself scratching my head on how the website was showing flight costs that… Continue Reading “2026 Airline Fee Policies: What’s Real and What’s Marketing”
Hospitals Are Becoming Tech Companies — Impact for IT Consultants
In a meeting I had just a couple of weeks ago with a Chief Innovation Officer of a healthcare system, I learned of their internal development of a new AI solution. It made me wonder who else might be doing this, and after just… Continue Reading “Hospitals Are Becoming Tech Companies — Impact for IT Consultants”
New Year, New Edge: How to Stay Competitive in our Industry
I’ve been contemplating my commitment for 2026 and thought I should have a resolution to ensure continued professional growth. I recently read that one powerful direction for New Year’s resolutions is to treat your own professional development as a structured, ongoing practice, rather than… Continue Reading “New Year, New Edge: How to Stay Competitive in our Industry”
A $50 Billion Shift: How Rural Health Funding Might Redefine IT Support Needs
The press release from the US Department of Health and Human Services is big news for IT consultants. The newly announced $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program represents one of the largest federal investments ever made in rural healthcare, with every state receiving substantial funding… Continue Reading “A $50 Billion Shift: How Rural Health Funding Might Redefine IT Support Needs”
Not another AI article…just a quick realization check
Our entire industry of Healthcare IT is racing to sprinkle “AI” on everything in sight. Much like hard to fill consulting staffing needs, this is the tech world’s version of finding a unicorn. But in reality, a lot of what’s being marketed as artificial… Continue Reading “Not another AI article…just a quick realization check”
Double Dipping in Consulting: Where the Line Gets Crossed
There was a recent post on LinkedIn that received hundreds of hits and dozens of responses regarding double dipping. It got me thinking about the scenarios where it could be normal to be working for more than one client…but also, I’ve known many that… Continue Reading “Double Dipping in Consulting: Where the Line Gets Crossed”
Welcome to Consultant Tips and Services – A Fresh Take on Consulting Life, Travel, and Industry Insights
After an extended pause, I’m excited to relaunch the consultant tips blog, a site I created back in 2011 to share practical insights from the world of consulting. With over 25 years of experience in Healthcare IT and 20 of those spent on the… Continue Reading “Welcome to Consultant Tips and Services – A Fresh Take on Consulting Life, Travel, and Industry Insights”
Project vs Application Support…a shift in Staffing Demands
Many of us started our consulting careers in Healthcare IT supporting an EHR implementation. My first engagement was rolling out Epic from facility to facility for over 2 years. In fact almost all my engagements were either a full install, a Community Connect project… Continue Reading “Project vs Application Support…a shift in Staffing Demands”
HIMSS and ViVE…Who Did it Best?
The Spring season is upon us and with that comes two of the largest healthcare conventions of the year, back to back. Last year I wrote about these two conventions to explain the differences and how ViVE became to be as a result of… Continue Reading “HIMSS and ViVE…Who Did it Best?”
A Shift in Consulting Travel Opportunities
In 2018 I shared a blog on the idea of remote contracting work (link), and the impact of rate, at a time that almost no one offered nor wanted such a situation. Consultants wanted to travel, saw points and hotel/airline perks as an added… Continue Reading “A Shift in Consulting Travel Opportunities”
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