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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 | 11:03 am | June 29, 2021
Apervita announced Tuesday that it has added Carta Healthcare's AI-powered abstraction technology to its platform's interoperability layer, with a goal of enhancing quality measurement tools.
HIMSS21
By Kat Jercich | 10:18 am | June 28, 2021
From interoperability to telehealth and beyond, an upcoming HIMSS21 presentation will shed light on the regulations and penalties health IT stakeholders should be mindful of in the months ahead.
By Kat Jercich | 12:49 pm | June 25, 2021
Top health officials from HHS and VA have signaled their ongoing support for telemedicine in the long term, but also want to ensure that "technology is being used properly."
By Kat Jercich | 04:01 pm | June 24, 2021
Most pursued changes via administrative action, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report, which may not be a permanent solution after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends.
By Kat Jercich | 01:05 pm | June 24, 2021
The hackers demanded a ransom, said company representatives, which was not paid. 
By Kat Jercich | 10:14 am | June 24, 2021
The new research examined functionality, customer adoption, customer collaboration and other factors in evaluating population health management tools.
By Kat Jercich | 02:24 pm | June 23, 2021
Four suits have been filed in state and federal court so far against the health system in the wake of a weeks-long network shutdown.
HIMSS21
By Kat Jercich | 11:18 am | June 23, 2021
Trinity Health's Dr. James Angle will present at HIMSS21 about the best ways to protect patient information via privacy engineering and risk assessments.
By Kat Jercich | 01:44 pm | June 22, 2021
A retrospective study in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that the model did not identify two-thirds of sepsis patients and frequently issued false alarms.
By Kat Jercich | 10:13 am | June 22, 2021
Addressing the concerns of those reluctant to get vaccinated requires a thoughtful, complex strategy. Technology can help, but not by itself.