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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 | 09:05 am | August 06, 2020
A new study published in PLOS ONE shows that CDS systems can assist providers in making skin-related diagnoses without affecting consultation time.
By Kat Jercich | 02:31 pm | August 05, 2020
During a recent HIMSS20 Digital session, panelists pointed to the regulatory changes that have eased the way for the expansion of remote patient monitoring services.
By Kat Jercich | 09:39 am | August 05, 2020
Providers say there are a number of logistical, regulatory and educational hurdles that must be overcome for telehealth to reach its potential.
By Kat Jercich | 05:02 pm | August 04, 2020
Convened by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the Alliance for Connected Care and the American Telemedicine Association, the task force said it would release a final recommendations report in September.
By Kat Jercich | 03:05 pm | August 03, 2020
The framework from Northwestern and UT Austin outlines the specific inpatient admission thresholds to help authorities determine when communities should enact short-term shelter-in-place orders.
By Kat Jercich | 01:39 pm | August 03, 2020
Dr. Robert Redfield said during a House subcommittee hearing that he was only told about the decision once it had already been made by HHS.
By Kat Jercich | 10:57 am | August 03, 2020
Users working in a patient's record can access Aunt Bertha's network of more than 2,000 organizations.
By Kat Jercich | 09:22 am | July 31, 2020
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association also found that EHR-based efficiency tools were largely not associated with decreased odds of burnout.  
By Kat Jercich | 01:21 pm | July 30, 2020
Arizona-based Petersen HIV clinic has used Zoom for Healthcare to continue providing care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Kat Jercich | 09:38 am | July 30, 2020
The guidelines suggest the ability to document all guardians and caregivers, compute weight-based drug dosage and track incomplete preventative care opportunities.

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