Becker's Hospital Review

34 WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP POPULATION HEALTH Brigham Health President Dr. Betsy Nabel steps down By Kelly Gooch B etsy Nabel, MD, stepped down as president of Bos- ton-based Brigham Health on March 1. She told The Boston Globe Jan. 5 that she is leaving to pursue opportunities in biotech innovation and will work with her husband, Gary Nabel, MD, PhD, who left his position as drug company Sanofi's chief scientist and started his own company. Dr. Betsy Nabel has served as president of Brigham since January 2010. During her tenure, Brigham has routinely ranked on the U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of best hospitals, the academic health system said. She is also credited with leading hospital efforts to launch the Brigham Edu- cation Institute in 2016 and execute a $1.75 billion fund- raising campaign. Brigham Health comprises Brigham and Women's Hos- pital, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, and Brigham and Women's Physicians Organization. n Blue Shield of California's board is majority women for 1st time By Morgan Haefner B lue Shield of California's board of directors will be majority women for the first time in its 82-year history with the addition of Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, to its governing body, the insurer said Jan. 6. Dr. Minter-Jordan is president and CEO of DentaQuest Part- nership for Oral Health Advancement and Catalyst Institute, a nonprofit that focuses on improving overall health through oral care. Dr. Minter-Jordan also co-founded the Community Care Collaborative, the country's largest Medicaid ACO. Her appointment comes after Blue Shield of California named Kristina Leslie its first female chair of the health plan's board in fall 2020. Blue Shield of California's board now comprises seven women and six men. n Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins Senate finance panel overseeing healthcare By Ayla Ellison S en. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., joined the Senate Finance Committee, a panel that oversees healthcare and tax legislation, according to The Hill. The senator is one of about a dozen Democrats on the Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over So- cial Security, health insurance, taxes, trade policy and safety-net programs. "Income inequality will be a major focus of my legislative and investigative work, and Sen. Warren will certainly play a significant role in advancing this agenda," Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., incoming chair of the Finance Committee, said in a statement to The Hill. n 10 ways supporting gender equity benefits organizations By Iain Carlos N ot only is fighting for gender equity a moral imper- ative, it's also a competitive boon for organizations, according to a Harvard Business Review article. The benefits of gender equity for an organization, accord- ing to the article, include: 1. Having a more diverse team that provides an organiza- tion with a greater ability to problem-solve and think criti- cally about challenges. 2. Having a more innovation-focused board. 3. Having a more diverse pool of talent. 4. Potential employees are often attracted to employers that value diversity. 5. Having a better ability to retain female employees. 6. Female workers often have the quality of resilience. 7. Women are often quite capable of managing organiza- tions through crises relative to their male counterparts. 8. Women can work better from the get-go at a company due to their position as outsiders in many company social circles. 9. Organizations with more women in management have lower rates of sexual harassment. 10. Being on the cutting edge of inclusivity efforts. n

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