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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 | 11:09 am | October 01, 2020
The tool, developed by Lumio Medical, is a hybrid AI decision-support system trained on data from more than 10,000 patients.
By Kat Jercich | 02:57 pm | September 30, 2020
The Warrior Watch study is unique, said the team, because it specifically focuses on healthcare workers across a variety of occupations.
By Kat Jercich | 01:14 pm | September 30, 2020
With criminals taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis, security experts show how health systems can respond to a cyber crisis at the same time.
By Kat Jercich | 02:30 pm | September 29, 2020
In a new HIMSS TV series, the Oregon senator highlighted the importance of safeguarding access to telemedicine for mental health services.
By Kat Jercich | 10:35 am | September 29, 2020
Universal Health Services, which operates about 400 facilities, was targeted with a cyberattack over the weekend that has triggered a multiday IT outage.
By Kat Jercich | 03:29 pm | September 28, 2020
While more than half of the leaders polled say their telehealth experience has been a positive one, they saw some barriers too, including some patients' challenges using the new technologies.
By Kat Jercich | 12:55 pm | September 28, 2020
Seamless workflow integration, better patient engagement, artificial intelligence utilization and "multidisciplinary group chat" – the sky's the limit when it comes to potential telemedicine innovations.
By Kat Jercich | 05:02 pm | September 25, 2020
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may follow through on threats to revoke federal Medicare funding for hospitals that don't meet COVID-19 patient data requirements, reported NPR this week.
By Kat Jercich | 02:02 pm | September 25, 2020
The American Telemedicine Association's comments focused on expanding telehealth access, changes to remote monitoring services, and the provision of telehealth in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.
By Kat Jercich | 04:26 pm | September 24, 2020
CHSPSC, a Tennessee-based management company that provides IT and services to providers indirectly owned by Community Health Systems, agreed this week to settle for potential HIPAA violations.

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