Women In Health IT

The number of uninsured women in the U.S. fell by nearly a half, from 19 million in 2010 to 11 million in 2016.

Founder of The Walking Gallery of Healthcare honors friend and a leader who lent her voice to patients who needed to be heard.

When I speak to groups about women in IT, I tell them not to put up with being bullied, intimidated and other nonsense.

Panelists discuss the barriers they have overcome and share best practices to lead an inclusive and diverse workforce. Hear the journey of how minority women leaders in the health sector achieve their goals despite workforce disparities. 

Most affected are poor people with no insurance.

Writing in a blog published on the HIMSS site, Willa Fields advises young women starting their healthcare IT career to find a mentor. On the flip side, she also urges women – and men – in healthcare IT to become a mentor for those just getting started in healthcare IT. Fields is former chair of the HIMSS Board of Directors; a judge of the 2017 HIMSS Women in Health IT Awards; and professor, School of Nursing, San Diego State University Many of the inequality concerns she has today, stem from the discrimination women continue to experience in the technology workplace today, she says, including pay inequality and the paltry representation of women in the executive suite today. Read Fields’ blog here.

The project tells patient stories via paintings by artist Regina Holliday.

A few tips that can turn a difficult workday in healthcare IT into one that is productive.

Ernst & Young health practice leader Carole Faig explains what hospital executives should focus on while the federal government debates the future of the Affordable Care Act. 

Former Ascension Health CIO Kathy Ross takes the IT reins.