Tag Archives: Gender

$1.5M gift kick-starts sexual, gender minority health equity initiative

When Perry Cohen experienced an urgent health concern earlier this year, his town’s only care provider who specializes in working with LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) patients wasn’t available to see him. He went to a different doctor, then to a second. Both times, when the providers learned that Cohen was transgender, “their faces… Read More »

Women in HIT Leadership, Part 2: Challenging Gender Stereotypes

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 »