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Kat Jercich

Kat Jercich

Kat Jercich is the Senior Editor at Healthcare IT News. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Advocate, and others. Previously, she was Vice President and Managing Editor at Rewire.News.

By Kat Jercich | 03:53 pm | October 14, 2021
About half say the COVID-19 pandemic – including vaccine appointment coordination and making the shift to telehealth – has made matters worse.
By Kat Jercich | 01:26 pm | October 14, 2021
A new KLAS report shows hospital executives consistently describing two technology factors as key to their progress with population health and shared savings: strong integration and timely customization.
By Kat Jercich | 10:26 am | October 14, 2021
Federal regulators should "put guardrails on, but let us continue the good work," says Mayo Clinic's Dr. Michael Maniaci.
By Kat Jercich | 04:25 pm | October 13, 2021
New research suggests vulnerabilities in healthcare's API "last mile," while another report assesses the cost of unsecured devices.  
By Kat Jercich | 01:48 pm | October 13, 2021
Researchers in a new JAMA study said the finding is "counterintuitive" and raised necessary questions about the link between clinician burnout and employee retention.
By Kat Jercich | 03:02 pm | October 12, 2021
The initiative is aimed at supporting governments, critical infrastructure organizations, enterprises and small businesses in their cycles of security transformation.
By Kat Jercich | 12:34 pm | October 12, 2021
Analysts from Mandiant Intelligence say FIN12 has been behind multiple ransomware attacks on hospitals and other provider organizations dating back at least to October 2018.
By Kat Jercich | 04:43 pm | October 11, 2021
But a new report finds that many barriers to connectivity remain, with nearly 40% of Black people in 152 rural counties lacking home access to the internet.
By Kat Jercich | 01:38 pm | October 11, 2021
The department, billed as the first of its kind, aims to establish an artificial intelligence framework that's integrated across all the health system's hospitals and clinics.
By Kat Jercich | 01:25 pm | October 08, 2021
The agency noted that communications about cyber risks should be easy to understand and readily available online.