Siegel Interviewed in Post Dispatch Regarding Technology and It's Role in Healthcare

Recently, Bonnie Siegel, was interviewed by Mary Jo Feldstein from the St. Louis Post Dispatch regarding technology and its role within healthcare.

"Bonnie Siegel, a vice president with Cejka Search Inc., a health care recruiting firm, was hired to recruit health care executives specifically interested in health information technology. Many of her recruits began with a career as a physician or a nurse and built on an interest in information technology. They're often designing the systems or determining how they can work better in patient-care situations, rather than working on technology glitches. Many chief medical-information technology officers remain active physicians, while most chief nursing-information technology officers leave their previous profession to focus on their new careers. Depending on their original specialty, chief medical-information technology officers might earn close to $500,000, while chief nursing-information technology officers can earn in the six figures. Most facilities are looking for someone with experience in implementing an electronic records system, preferably the same system being implemented at that facility, Siegel said. Having a master's degree or doctorate in health informatics or a related field makes candidates even more attractive, she said."