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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 | 03:59 pm | August 28, 2020
Although AI documentation assistants will likely be integral to future primary care consultations, they'll still need to be supervised by a human. 
By Kat Jercich | 02:19 pm | August 27, 2020
In July, a Maryland federal judge issued an injunction blocking the FDA's in-person abortion requirements for the duration of the pandemic.
By Kat Jercich | 01:23 pm | August 27, 2020
The CDC this week issued controversial guidelines saying people without symptoms may not need to seek testing, even if they've been exposed to someone with the virus.
By Kat Jercich | 01:13 pm | August 26, 2020
Last year, the organizations embarked on a decade-long partnership to advance the health system's AI and ML innovations. Then the novel coronavirus began to spread.
By Kat Jercich | 03:24 pm | August 25, 2020
A case report published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association shows how algorithms can be used to augment the contact-tracing process for COVID-19 patients.
By Kat Jercich | 11:22 am | August 25, 2020
The Bluetooth-enabled case has sensors that detect when users take their daily pill, triggering customized phone alerts.
By Kat Jercich | 02:02 pm | August 24, 2020
The announcement, which was expected last week, had been delayed after reports of pushback from National Institutes of Health officials.
By Kat Jercich | 12:04 pm | August 24, 2020
Before COVID-19, Central Maine Healthcare had used remote care sparingly, says CMIO Dr. Steven Martel. By July, it had conducted 25,000 virtual visits.
By Kat Jercich | 04:08 pm | August 21, 2020
Following President Trump's executive order on virtual care, the American Hospital Association issued a series of recommendations supporting access to telehealth after the public health emergency ends.