Women In Health IT

For International Women's Day, NHS Digital executive director of product development Wendy Clark outlines her journey into healthcare IT.

Digital health has often been seen as the future of healthcare, but a recent Rock Health report revealed that women only make up 10.2 percent of digital health CEOs, posing questions about where women fit into this new evolution of healthcare.

The worldwide committee has seen small steps in diversity inclusion, and wants to see leaps.

There are different types of innovation disrupting the healthcare industry, from technology to value-based care and population health to state-based healthcare experimentation, says Lisa Simpson, CEO of AcademyHealth.

With boots-on-the-ground experience, Sedgwick SVP Andrea Buhl said her provider experience has helped her as a payer.

Kristina Tägil, founder of AppInMed AB, says patient feedback is key and healthcare professionals should trust patients to manage their conditions more by engaging with them through available technologies.

There is power in coming together to effect change, says Iris Frye, chair of the HIMSS African-American Special Interest Group, and Danielle Siarri, RN.

Denise Hines, the new Chief Americas Officer at HIMSS, says when in negotiations, women sometimes have to ask tough questions to get scheduling flexibility, telecommuting options or an equitable salary.

The industry has to use metrics to move the needle on quality measures, says Dr. Geeta Nayyar, Chief Healthcare and Innovation Officer at Femwell Group.