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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 | 12:33 pm | August 19, 2021
Johns Hopkins Medicine has developed a tool aimed at automatically identifying patients likely to need telehealth technical assistance.
By Kat Jercich | 03:52 pm | August 18, 2021
The Indiana Department of Health said this week that it was notifying almost 750,000 Hoosiers after a company "improperly accessed" the data from the state's COVID-19 online contact tracing survey.
By Kat Jercich | 12:43 pm | August 18, 2021
Meanwhile, Ohio-based Memorial Health System struggles to get back online after a ransomware attack.
HIMSS21 Digital
By Kat Jercich | 05:57 pm | August 17, 2021
Experts at a HIMSS21 Global Digital Conference session explored the tension between broader data availability and the importance of IoT data privacy, explaining where HIPAA applies – and where it doesn't.
By Kat Jercich | 03:03 pm | August 17, 2021
The program will cover a range of topics and best practices, including workflow, barriers to provision, regulatory considerations and health equity.  
By Kat Jercich | 12:21 pm | August 17, 2021
The update allows users to share data such as heart rate, sleep and falls with their provider during their telemedicine appointment.
By Kat Jercich | 04:28 pm | August 16, 2021
The consulting firm told Healthcare IT News that the incident had no impact on its operations or on its clients' systems.
By Kat Jercich | 01:14 pm | August 16, 2021
The agency determined that its internally developed Resource and Patient Management System would not be sustainable in the long term.
HIMSS21
By Kat Jercich | 05:47 pm | August 13, 2021
At a HIMSS21 Views from the Top session, experts explained how to maximize the value of available information by optimizing data supply chains.
HIMSS21
By Kat Jercich | 02:22 pm | August 13, 2021
Frank Cutitta told HIMSS21 attendees that he was struck by how lonely he felt throughout his time battling the coronavirus.