Emerging CNIO position increases the number of women in healthcare IT roles but there are fewer CIOs and the pay gap persists. Women in health IT today comprise a smaller percentage of CIO posts than they did a decade ago but they also constitute a large share of the emerging chief nursing informatics role — and, of course, the salary gap persists.Lets take a look at recent data that HIMSS Analytics pulled from its Logic Analyze to share insights about each of those realities.First, the data shows a disturbing decline in the number of women holding technical positions. CIO positions nationwide are trending down, and with it, the percentage of CIO positions held by women: