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UT Austin receives $2.7M grant to train health IT workers

The University of Texas at Austin's new Health Information Technology program is being bolstered by a $2.7 million federal grant that will support four programs aimed at "fast tracking" university graduates into the field of healthcare information technology.

The Companies Hiring The Most Right Now

Most of the biggest hirers right now are in the health care and information technology fields, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals tops the list.

IT managers expect stronger investment, hiring in second half of 2010, CDW survey says

The IT sector may finally be pulling out of its doldrums and getting ready to start hiring again, a new survey suggests.

HHS awarding $159 million in grants for worker training

The Department of Health and Human Services is awarding $159.1 million to support healthcare workforce training.

Labor Report: Healthcare adds 27,000 jobs in July

After two very slow months for healthcare, the job growth in the healthcare sector rebounded to its more normal level, adding 27,000 jobs for July. 

Help wanted: Hospitals, doctors offices should hire more in the next year

Several factors--most notably an anticipated stabilization of Medicare payments to physicians and the new healthcare reform law--are contributing to many experts' opinions that more jobs at both doctors' offices and hospitals will be created in the coming months, according to an American Medical News article. 

Feds to spend $144M to train health IT workers

Beginning this fall, more than 80 community colleges and universities in the U.S. will begin training health care IT workers under a government grant program created to help fill an estimated 50,000 jobs needed to assist doctors and hospitals as they roll out electronic medical records (EMR).