Author Archives: Carter Groome
Great news! FCP part of team to win a $985 million federal contract
First Choice Professionals is proud to be a team member of the LongView CIO Group, LLC in the $985 million multi-award contract to provide the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) with Clinical, Advisory and Technical Services. Read more here.
Video: Hot Health Technologies
Carter Groome says the technologies FCP’s commercial and federal health IT clients are talking about are around the cloud, tablets, and patient-centered care. He expects the virtualization of software and services to be an important trend this year. The advancements in service-oriented architecture that have been made in finance and manufacturing will be embraced by healthcare. Carter predicts once that happens, real-time data and analytics will allow hospitals to gain efficiency and improve reimbursements. Another … Continue reading
Carol Selvey Appointed VP of Strategy & Business Development
It is with great pleasure that I announce the addition of Carol Selvey MHSA, CPHIMS, FHIMSS to the FCP team as the Vice President of Strategy & Business Development. Carol’s distinguished healthcare career spans 25 years including health information technology (HIT) leadership and operational management roles, for both consulting and information system vendors. She recently served on the national Board of Directors of HIMSS, and is on the Central and North Florida HIMSS Board. She is … Continue reading
Video: HIMSS Over the Years
Carter Groome says he’s been attending HIMSS conferences over 15 years and his favorite part is that HIMSS is like an industry reunion. At HIMSS, you run into clients, former colleagues, and industry partners. Because HIMSS is the biggest conference of the year, there is a lot of preparation and Carter believes the event has become more of a business to business conference. In earlier years, there were a lot of opportunities to present to … Continue reading
Is Your HIT Resume Drowning in Jargon?
We’re all guilty. Jargon is ubiquitous in our writing and cutting back is as hard as turning down a piece of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. It seems even harder in the healthcare IT field because we’re combining two notoriously buzzword heavy fields. Phrases like synergy, space, and “outside the box” are just the beginning of overused and empty sayings. Don’t get me wrong, I think jargon has its place, but just like sugar has its place in food, … Continue reading
Video: HIT Jobs in Demand
Carter Groome expects clinicians savvy with technology like electronic medical records (EMRs) and issues related to Meaningful Use will be sought after. ICD-9 and ICD-10 knowledge and revenue management experience along with a technology background will be important. Carter says it’s the coupling of subject matter expertise with technology knowledge that will be most in demand. As hospitals add technology, there needs to be a strategy behind the technology. What extra skills do you … Continue reading
HIT Job Seekers: Get Paid to Interview with FCP at HIMSS
FCP actively recruits the highly experienced healthcare IT consultants and retains top talent with outstanding benefits and wellness programs that focuses on your career growth and consulting enjoyment. Because of our growing engagements with top hospitals and new HIT contracts with federal agencies, we’re looking for accomplished consultants, from analysts to clinical subject matter experts to program managers. FCP knows that prosperous employees create successful client experiences and we believe that technology can only be … Continue reading
Video: Federal Health IT Market
Carter Groome looks at the federal HIT market and its effect on the commercial health IT industry. He says Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking a leadership position and it’s based on its VistA success. Carter believes both the commercial and federal markets look at each other’s successes and failures to learn from them. FCP’s experience in both marketplaces allows it to capitalize on its knowledge to help hospitals and health systems. Carter thinks the VA … Continue reading
Video: Happy New Year from FCP
FCP CEO, Carter Groome, says thank you to all of the FCP employees and consultants for a successful 2011 and wishes everyone a Happy New Year. Throughout 2011, FCP has recognized its employees who have gone the extra mile with gift cards through its FirstRewards program. Today, Carter picks one person from all of the FirstRewards winners to award them a $2,500 gift card. To find out who the winner is, check out Carter’s video … Continue reading
Video: Health IT Trends
Carter Groome says trends in healthcare and HIT will still be around electronic medical records (EMRs), Meaningful Use, ICD-10, and HIPAA 5010. But, some of the newest technology trends will be the use of tablets and mobile health. Carter thinks how apps are delivered to hospitals, clinicians, and patients will also be important. And, we’ll all be looking at patient-centered care and the role technology will play in delivering that care. What other emerging HIT … Continue reading