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Advanced degrees and credentials literally pay off for health IT professionals.

Though longtime CIO Edward Marx, vice president at the Advisory Board Company, has won several awards as leader in the health IT sector, according to him it's nurses who should be the most recognized in healthcare.

Jeff Brown has been appointed senior vice president and chief information officer of Seattle Children's, the hospital announced today.

Patricia Mechael has been appointed executive vice president, Personal Connected Health Alliance at HIMSS, effective April 15, HIMSS President and CEO Steve Lieber announced on Thursday.

Sue Schade, chief information officer at University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, plans to leave that role and will instead focus on consulting, coaching and interim management work after spending more than 30 years leading IT departments.

A new survey of healthcare organizations in Georgia shows a shortage of skilled health IT workers there.

The Department of Health and Human Services is not doing enough to manage its workforce programs, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office, the federal government's watchdog agency.

Daniel Barchi has taken the reins as chief information officer at NewYork-Presbyterian, where he will oversee a new telehealth program set to launch this year as well as the development and implementation of technology across the health system.

Healthcare businesses added 39,000 jobs in December, finishing out a banner 2015 that saw the industry add an average of 40,000 jobs a month, the U.

Mary Beth Mitchell, RN, chief nursing informatics officer at Texas Health Resources, has won the 2015 HIMSS Nursing Informatics Leadership Award, honored for helping make THR a national leader in its use of health information technology.