Who doesn’t like a good list? Whether you are on it, know someone on it, or aspire to be on it, you always want to read the list. Here are some interesting lists I think deserve sharing.
Nominate Your Favorite Health IT Blogs of 2016
Do you have a health IT blog that you love and faithfully read every post? If so, you could help it get selected to this year’s “IT it” list. HealthcareIT Leaders (@HITleaders)Â is looking for your favorite health IT blog. You can nominate the healthIT blog you think is best to give it a chance to be included in the Best HIT Blogs of 2016. Need to do some research before you choose who to nominate? Check out our favorite lists we have compiled.. Click here for the criteria and directions on how to nominate your favorites.
#HIT100
The #HIT100 lineup is the crowdsourced community – from attorneys to doctors to entrepreneurs, executives and innovators to policy makers, public health specialists and well-known personalities – who are all active on Twitter. Read #97 on the list Tom Sullivan’s @SullyHIT post for the complete100 list.
2016-17 Best Hospitals List
For the twenty-seventh year, U.S. News and World Report (@usnews) released the best hospitals list. The 2016-17 rankings include hospitals from around the country known for their excellence in procedures, conditions, and specialties. Congratulations to Mayo Clinic (@MayoClinic) Cleveland Clinic (@ClevelandClinic) Massachusetts General Hospital (@MassGeneral) Johns Hopkins Hospital (@HopkinsMedicine) and UCLA Medical Center (@UCLAHealth.)
The 2016 Health Care’s Most Wired Survey Results
Hospital & Health Network Magazine (@hhnmag) and Health Forum (@HealthForumNews) published its most wired list. The list includes the following categories: Health Care’s Most Wired, The Innovator Awards, The Most Wired Advanced, The Most Wired Rural and Small and The Most Improved. The list is alphabetical and includes the number of hospitals and number of beds each healthcare facility owns. Congratulations to the three winners of the Innovator Award: Texas Hospital Association | Austin (@texashospitals), St. Clair Hospital | Pittsburg (@StClairHospital), and Holy Name Medical Center | Teaneck, New Jersey (@HolyNameMedCtr.)
Top 50 Best Value Dual MBA & Health Management Degrees of 2016
In the United States, healthcare is 1/6 of the economy. Careers pertaining to healthcare are expected to continue increase in the next ten years. The formula for managing a good healthcare system continues to evolve including corporations and not-for-profit agencies. If you want to continue to work in the field of healthcare or you are a students looking to enter, earning a dual MBA and Health Management is a smart way to go. Value Colleges (@ValueColleges) compiled this list of the top 50 colleges and universities offering this dual degree when considering these three factors: affordability, educational quality, and job market success. Congrats to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (@UofAlabama), UCLA (@UCLA), and University of California Berkeley (@UCBerkeley) for rounding out the top three.
Best Places to Work in Healthcare – 2016
Modern Healthcare (@modrnhealthcr) released its 2016 Best Places to Work in Healthcare list. This comprehensive list of 100 companies is in alphabetical order, but the ranked order will be announced at the annual “Workplace of the Future Conference in New Orleans on October 6. Congratulations to Impact Advisors (@ImpactAdvisors) for making the list for the seventh year in a row and Health Catalyst (@HealthCatalyst) for making the list for the last four years! In addition, there will be four awards distributed. The Healthiest Award will be given to one provider and one supplier who showcases health and wellness through their benefits plan. The Millennial Award will go to two employers who have the most engaged and happy millennials on staff.
Another great list from HealthcareIT Leaders (@HITleaders) which includes more good news for Health Catalyst (@HealthCatalyst)…
6 Health IT Companies with Amazing Perks
In today’s world, those who are job hunting aren’t just looking for who offers the most money. Benefits, perks, and work/life balance are all areas prospective candidates want when seeking employment. In the health IT world, these perks matter a lot. “We scanned the healthcare IT landscape for a few companies that go above and beyond for their employees, and not surprisingly, we found some amazing places to work. From onsite gyms and catered lunches to generous vacation policies and dog-friendly offices, the great perks at these leading health IT employers keep their workers engaged, healthy and happy.” Congratulations to Athenahealth (@athenahealth,) Cerner (@Cerner,) Cipher Health (@CIPHERPrevents,) Epic Systems, Flatiron Health (@flatironhealth,) and Health Catalyst (@HealthCatalyst)
15 Most Innovative Healthcare Technologies of 2016
Referral MD’s (@ReferralMD) annual Healthcare Technology Report includes the 15 most innovative technologies of the year. Congratulations to those that topped this list including Qualcomm’s (@Qualcomm) Tricorder XPrize contest (@xprize), interoperability solutions from ReferralMD, artificial retinas like the ones from Nano Retina, and advances in prosthetics by The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (@DARPA.)
10 Apps that are Game-Changers in the Healthcare Industry
Healthcare technology is redefining how healthcare professionals and patients interact. Patients are demanding more control over their healthcare needs as well as more efficient ways to communicate with their doctors. To provide solutions to these demands, the market is being flooded with new healthcare apps. Prototype (@prototype_ae), an organization helping brands with all their online marketing needs including web and mobile solutions lists 10 apps changing the face of healthcare. Congrats to Flu Near You (@FluNearYou), Doctor on Demand (@drondemand), and Blue Star Diabetes (@BlueStar) for topping the list. To see more healthcare apps check out one of our recent posts here.