In how many jobs can you say data saved a life? Research and analytics in healthcare are starting to catch up on the vast amount of available or unused data.

Before Black History Month ends, Straight Out of Health IT had to have this conversation around the challenges and triumphs of African American CIOs. Christopher wants to highlight the living legends in this industry with special guests Cletis Earle, Yuri Campbell, and Chani Cordero. With very different backgrounds, our guests ended up working in healthcare IT and as they mention during the episode, Black CIOs can be counted with hands and toes.

Black CIOs are the most underrepresented community across all industries, and these spectacular guests share their thoughts on why it is important to diversify these leadership positions. Specifically for healthcare, the more diversity, the better outcomes that can be delivered. The need for more diversity responds to one thought: communities are diverse. Leadership positions should truly reflect the communities they serve.

Some of the barriers that BIPOC CIOs face daily are unconscious bias and racism, and each of them shares a particular challenge. From learning to connect with other people, to educational access, and the historic racism Black people have suffered, they are still affecting them in one way or another. They also touch upon mentoring and coaching African American CIOs in the healthcare industry.

Tune in to this episode with the most amazing guests discussing African American CIOs in today’s world!

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