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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 | 10:01 am | September 20, 2021
The hackers reportedly began posting patient names, Social Security numbers and medical information on their blog earlier this month.
By Kat Jercich | 09:59 am | December 31, 2020
Mark Hall, lead co-chair of the Parker Republicans, said the doxxing was in retaliation against COVID-19 restrictions.
By Kat Jercich | 12:23 pm | December 30, 2020
Many of the top 10 incidents logged by HHS Office for Civil Rights involved ransomware, but a few stemmed from device theft or improper record disposal.
By Kat Jercich | 03:38 pm | December 29, 2020
Some of the apps were comparable to general practitioners when it came to safety performance, but none were as accurate in terms of diagnosing ailments.
By Kat Jercich | 01:24 pm | December 29, 2020
A couple said they'd requested genetic testing during pregnancy that was never performed; their lawyer points to the facility's electronic health record as a possible cause.
Population Health
By Kat Jercich | 10:09 am | December 29, 2020
Some of the hurdles around vaccine distribution could be addressed with high-tech solutions, particularly where environmental management is concerned.
By Kat Jercich | 02:25 pm | December 28, 2020
Aetna, which contracts with EyeMed to provide vision benefit services for members, said an EyeMed email mailbox was accessed by an unauthorized individual earlier this year.
By Kat Jercich | 12:06 pm | December 28, 2020
A VP of engineering plans to switch to Google's commerce wing in January, Business Insider reports – the most recent in a long line of personnel changes.
By Kat Jercich | 02:51 pm | December 23, 2020
Digital health advocates expressed mixed feelings about the colossal bill, which also authorized funding for telehealth work and rural hospital operations.
By Kat Jercich | 01:21 pm | December 23, 2020
The health system found that patients who received care at their facilities had lower observed mortality rates than the national average, and remote patient monitoring may have been one difference-maker.

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