Blumenthal Updates Rules Schedule

This post was found on HDM's Blog and Dr. Blumenthal's post:

Looks Like Meaning Use will be coming to a health care organization near to you :)
Looks like Regional Extension Centers and State Health Exchanges will be established in early part of 2010.

Let's hope that the goal's of Provider efficiency and patient safety are considered in these factors.

HealthCare Jobs to Keep increasing till 2014

Health care jobs are plentiful and some cannot be filled fast enough in the health services field ,and 25% of all health care job growth from 2004 - 2014 will be in health services. Factors contributing to continued growth in this industry include the aging population, which will continue to require more services, and the increased use of innovative medical technology for intensive diagnosis and treatment. The effect of the increasing proportion of the elderly is already being felt. Also, the increase in HIT(health information technology) has added position in the IS/IT fields such as IT project managers, IT developers, and software trainers. The expected growth in these fields is expected to reach approximately 20%, in both the private practice sector as well as healthcare organizations. See the chart to see some of the potential jobs that are included in the health care service industry (above).