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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 | April 20, 2021
The National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved says its goal is to make social determinants of health data available to institutions that may not have had access to it.
By Kat Jercich | 04:40 pm | April 19, 2021
The agency changed regulations concerning medical device data systems, medical image storage devices and medical image communications devices, among others.
By Kat Jercich | 01:17 pm | April 19, 2021
The product, called Optum Virtual Care, is aimed at integrating in-person care, telehealth, home care and behavioral care, company leaders said on an earnings call this past week.
By Kat Jercich | 02:02 pm | April 15, 2021
Officials told members of Congress this week that the agency will not start go-live activities in Columbus before sharing the results of a review.
By Kat Jercich | 10:41 am | April 15, 2021
Some companies are betting on telehealth's "gold rush," but virtual care may run into limiting factors. 
By Kat Jercich | 01:22 pm | April 14, 2021
The operation appears to have often taken place without computer owners' knowledge.
By Kat Jercich | 10:14 am | April 14, 2021
The software titan is recruiting users to weigh in on how they want to interact with their own medical data, a report says.
By Kat Jercich | 03:55 pm | April 13, 2021
Officials at CDC and FDA said they wanted to prepare healthcare providers to recognize and treat patients appropriately – and to report adverse events they may be seeing.
By Kat Jercich | 03:08 pm | April 13, 2021
The extensive list includes billions in funding for public health data modernization, broadband and 5G expansion, social determinants of health, cybersecurity and more.
By Kat Jercich | 04:36 pm | April 12, 2021
While provider customers were largely satisfied with their vendors' response to COVID-19, the report finds some major players stand out and others fall short.