The growing use of electronic health records is spurring recruitment in the health information sector, according to information released this week by leaders of the PwC US Health Information Technology practice.

PwC says health organizations are worried there aren't enough people with skills to handle the volume and complexity of health information. Health organizations plan to increase "informatics" staffing levels over the next two years, with particular emphasis on people to help with the technical aspects of EHR implementation, data integration and interoperability.

What is health informatics?

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