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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 | 09:12 am | June 01, 2021
The company points to telehealth and virtual care as areas of vulnerability, and sees ransomware attacks as an ongoing threat.
By Kat Jercich | 01:14 pm | May 28, 2021
A Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General audit found that the Veterans Health Administration underestimated the cost of its electronic health records modernization project to the tune of billions of dollars.
By Kat Jercich | 03:44 pm | May 27, 2021
Gathering data at scale, labeling that data and monitoring tool efficacy are all critical steps in scaling AI tools – but they can also act as bottlenecks, especially in the healthcare space, said experts during an AWS panel this week.
By Kat Jercich | 11:43 am | May 27, 2021
At the same time, a new report finds, stakeholders should not ignore the limitations of current virtual care models.
By Kat Jercich | 05:34 pm | May 26, 2021
ADP Empower will seek to address challenges faced by underrepresented entrepreneurs.
By Kat Jercich | 12:05 pm | May 26, 2021
President and CEO Chris Van Gorder said in a statement that he anticipates restoration of the system's electronic health record this week.
By Kat Jercich | 04:01 pm | May 25, 2021
A bipartisan bill introduced this week would allow providers to offer audio-only telemedicine services to Medicare enrollees.
By Kat Jercich | 01:28 pm | May 25, 2021
The bug allowed providers to access the scheduling vendor's system after their usernames and passwords were intended to be limited.
By Kat Jercich | 05:03 pm | May 24, 2021
Nurses Month may be coming to an end, but fighting burnout is a year-round challenge  – including addressing the challenge of seamless EHR use.
By Kat Jercich | 12:50 pm | May 24, 2021
The agency said it had identified at least 16 incidents over the last year aimed at healthcare and first-responder systems.