At a recent HIMSS virtual workshop on achieving gender parity in the digital health workforce, a range of experts came together to discuss the recognition of women in health IT, major gender-based issues encountered in the workspace and key resources needed to improve the status quo. Speakers included Daniel Johnston, clinical workflow specialist at Imprivata,… Read More »
(Reuters Health) – Transgender children may start to identify with toys and clothes typical of their gender identity from a very young age, a recent study suggests. And their confidence in their gender identity is generally as strong as that of cisgender children, whose identity matches their sex assigned at birth, researchers found. “Trans kids… Read More »
In many ways, Max is a typical 14-year-old. He eschews soft music in favour of rock and heavy metal, likes to wear hoodies, giggles when he’s nervous and has a flair for drawing animals. He can be opinionated and sarcastic one moment, shy and withdrawn the next. His insecurities, however, run deeper than run-of-the-mill teenaged… Read More »
Sarah Richardson, CIO, Calif. Market, Healthcare Partners Tressa Springmann, VP & CIO, LifeBridge Health Julie Bonello, CIO, Rush Health Women and men are inherently different. Men are better negotiators, more confident, and more likely to take risks. Women, on the other hand, are better team players and are more mission-driven. We’ve heard these sentiments so… Read More »