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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 | 04:39 pm | March 05, 2021
Results suggest that individuals are open to robotic systems performing routine tasks such as checking vital signs and turning patients in bed.
By Kat Jercich | 10:22 am | March 05, 2021
The September 2020 apparent ransomware incident led to a network shutdown throughout the health system's U.S. facilities.
By Kat Jercich | 04:14 pm | March 04, 2021
The same hacker group took a similar tactic in February, posting tens of thousands of stolen patient records to the dark web in an apparent extortion attempt.
By Kat Jercich | 10:40 am | March 04, 2021
Care Medical, which provides services for Amazon Care, has reportedly filed paperwork to start doing business in 17 more states.
By Kat Jercich | 04:37 pm | March 03, 2021
The American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association and the American Pharmacists Association have raised concerns about limited race and ethnicity data connected with vaccine administration.
By Kat Jercich | 11:15 am | March 03, 2021
"We are no longer the scrappy underdog," said one employee. "Because we are an industry leader, it is our responsibility to get in front of issues that affect access to care and quality of care."
By Kat Jercich | 04:30 pm | March 02, 2021
A new report finds that telehealth could play a vital role in helping health systems better support the needs of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
By Kat Jercich | 04:01 pm | March 02, 2021
Witnesses at the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing Tuesday offered a variety of strategies for addressing the future of telehealth.
By Kat Jercich | 02:15 pm | March 01, 2021
The OIG is conducting "significant work" to assess telehealth services during the public health emergency.
Population Health
By Kat Jercich | 03:33 pm | February 25, 2021
In an era of more seamless information-sharing, decision-makers have a renewed chance to address health inequities.