Diversity in HIT – #HITsm Chat Topic

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 8/18 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Jeanmarie Loria (@JeanmarieLoria) from @advizehealth on the topic of “Diversity in HIT.” Diversity has positioned itself at the forefront of social awareness for quite some time now, the apparent need for it heightened by the socio-political climate…but what exactly is diversity? Is it offering apples and oranges? Is it a mélange of people with different experiences and perspectives? Is it working to ensure that your practice or firm meets the standards of an equal opportunity employer? Diversity, in fact, is all of these things and more. Diversity is a noun, a controversy, a buzzword, and most importantly – a social responsibility that we as responsible citizens and harbingers of care should not take lightly. Healthcare as an industry is inherently diverse, as both health and the subsequent care associated with it are universal needs. Accessibility, method of receipt, measures, and types of care may vary within each community – but the need for healthcare, of any kind, is an absolute. This is why the lack of diversity in healthcare and its peripheral workforces is so perplexing. Diverse needs should equate to diverse solutions; especially where technology plays an integral role. Consider for a moment the diversity (or lack thereof) in the tech industry. Does it parallel healthcare’s own diversity prob...
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