In the DC metro area, healthcare job trends are shifting to meet consumer demand as well as a federal government mandate. In particular, area-staffing firms are accommodating these new employment trends.

The on site clinics offer basic healthcare services like medical physicals for professionals who do not have time to leave their office for such services. This gives nurses extra payment and is convenient for employees. Another area of demand is administrative personnel to make the transition to paperless medical records more efficient. This demand has come from newer technology and a federal mandate that all paper records must be processed into electronic form by 2015. If this does not occur, healthcare entities will be penalized for non-compliance with the mandate.

Administrative support personnel are now needed to efficiently process these records into an electronic form. A medical background is not required for this job, however medical terminology is a requirement.

Utilization review is another area in healthcare that is going to gain some momentum in the DC area job market. Utilization reviews are reviews that determine the eligibility of insurance coverage for specific medical services. These include analysis of the need for medical and dental services, procedures and healthcare resources. When in a hospital, this includes the review of the appropriateness of admissions, services ordered and provided, and length of stay and discharge practices.