Becker's Healthcare September 23, 2024
Giles Bruce

Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence are altering the IT staffing equation for health systems, CIOs told Becker’s.

While IT unemployment overall hit a new high in August, AI and cybersecurity positions continued to grow, according to IT consultant Janco Associates.

“Throughout the years, there has always been a cyclical nature towards recruiting for support of new and emerging technologies,” said Michael Restuccia, senior vice president and CIO of Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine. “Whether it was Visual Basic, .Net, EMR support or ERP [enterprise resource planning] support to name just a few, health systems follow the trends.”

Penn Medicine has had success recruiting cybersecurity talent and moving high-performing IT employees to the security team, Mr. Restuccia said. But health systems can’t often...

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