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Jessica Davis

Jessica Davis

Jessica Davis is Senior Editor for Healthcare IT News, exclusively covering cybersecurity and government policy. She writes the bi-weekly HITN Cybersecurity Checkup and is lead editor for Women in Health IT.

By Jessica Davis | 01:52 pm | October 24, 2018
To Health2047’s Lúcia Soares, the political climate has increased awareness around challenges and highlighted work that remains due to unconscious bias.
By Jessica Davis | 02:24 pm | October 23, 2018
To Wolters Kluwer executive Cathy Wolfe, the shift into value-based care requires lifelong learning bolstered by new technologies that will prepare them for the evolving tech landscape.
Quality & Safety
By Jessica Davis | 04:29 pm | October 22, 2018
As Watson has undergone close scrutiny over the past year, leader Deborah DiSanzo is moving to IBM Cognitive Solutions' strategy team.
IT Infrastructure
By Jessica Davis | 03:23 pm | October 19, 2018
The issues shared during an Oct. 18 state senate meeting mirror those the healthcare sector faces: a lack of resources and an onslaught of attacks make it nearly impossible to keep up.
Cybersecurity
By Jessica Davis | 07:16 pm | October 17, 2018
While the two federal agencies have worked together on vulnerability disclosures in the past, a new memorandum of agreement will improve coordination.
Security
By Jessica Davis | 04:37 pm | October 16, 2018
Part three in our cyber insurance series highlights red flags and common mistakes to avoid when shopping for a cyber policy.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 12:19 pm | October 16, 2018
While healthcare organizations are better understanding and investing in cybersecurity needs, hackers are keeping pace -- and then some, according to a panel of CISOs at the HIMSS Security Forum in Boston.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 05:56 pm | October 12, 2018
The Food and Drug Administration issued a cybersecurity alert on two Medtronic devices that could allow a hacker to hijack the software update process to change the device’s function.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 03:14 pm | October 12, 2018
For more than a month, two separate employee accounts were compromised by the cyberattacks before the IT department discovered the hack.
By Jessica Davis | 11:33 am | October 12, 2018
The two nonprofit health IT groups hope to strengthen public-private partnerships and advance policy, starting by collaborating on the next Health Datapalooza.