Women In Health IT

Women in Health IT
GE Healthcare launches 'Heroines of Health' documentary
By Bernie Monegain | 07:43 am | July 24, 2017
The film highlights three of many untold stories about women working in healthcare around the world.
Women in Health IT
Meet the Congressional App Challenge's new director
By Bernie Monegain | 06:16 am | July 24, 2017
Software engineer Rachel Décoste is a self-taught coder passionate about diversity in STEM.
Women in Health IT
Stony Brook Medicine has a new CIO
By Sue Schade | 01:47 pm | July 23, 2017
Former Ascension Health CIO Kathy Ross takes the IT reins.
Patient Engagement
Patients with chronic conditions eager for more care at home, new research shows
By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn | 11:17 am | July 21, 2017
Report offers advice on how to do it right – the way patients want.
Women in Health IT
When hospitals merge, culture matters, big time
By Sue Schade | 10:02 am | July 21, 2017
There’s value in integration, and IT plays a critical role.
Telehealth
8 tips for telehealth success
By Sue Schade | 02:05 pm | July 11, 2017
There are common themes for the best results.
In pursuit of health equity and the state of U.S. healthcare
By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn | 01:57 pm | July 11, 2017
Between 2014 and 2015, death rates increased for eight of the 10 leading causes; only death rates caused by cancer fell, and mortality rates for influenza and pneumonia stayed flat.
Electronic Health Records
Halee Fischer-Wright, MD, opens up about challenges women in healthcare face today
By Bernie Monegain | 01:34 pm | July 11, 2017
The CEO of Medical Group Management Association discusses technology, disparity in the workplace  – and more.
Quality & Safety
Marion J. Ball talks about why a common language is critical at point of care
By Bernie Monegain | 02:48 pm | July 10, 2017
Ball discusses technology and natural workflow in a new podcast.
Georgia health commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald picked to lead CDC
By Bernie Monegain | 11:05 am | July 10, 2017
She succeeds Tom Frieden, MD, who resigned as CDC director in January at the end of the Obama administration.