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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.

Compliance
By Jessica Davis | 01:27 pm | January 10, 2018
The iconic entertainer claims the biotech mogul lied to the LA Times about knowing she was a stakeholder in Altor Biosciences.
By Jessica Davis | 10:03 am | January 10, 2018
The nonprofit is asking Health IT to define the elements used in application programming interfaces and consider adding information from medical devices, genomic data and social determinants.
Electronic Health Records
By Jessica Davis | 04:34 pm | January 09, 2018
The biggest EHR winner in a new report gauging the majority of satisfied physicians was Practice Fusion – recently acquired by Allscripts – which operates almost exclusively in the ambulatory space.
By Jessica Davis | 03:03 pm | January 09, 2018
While the number of states contributing data was up from 18 to 49, challenges hindered CMS’ ability to effectively manage the program.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:41 pm | January 08, 2018
Julia Hesse gets real about the inevitability of a breach and some simple steps for organizations to better prepare.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:15 pm | January 08, 2018
An employee of Florida’s healthcare agency fell for a phishing email, which allowed hackers to access Medicaid enrollee data.
Interoperability
By Jessica Davis | 04:08 pm | January 05, 2018
The Trusted Exchange Framework, required by the 21st Century Cures Act, includes a common agreement of exchange procedures.
Electronic Health Records
By Jessica Davis | 02:04 pm | January 05, 2018
VA Secretary Shulkin said that a recent meeting between the VA and Cerner was far from good, but the VA’s team is consulting with other IT leaders to ensure the best outcome for veterans.
By Jessica Davis | 10:15 am | January 05, 2018
Officials aim to improve the number of processed claims by 300 percent this month and by 600 percent in April as part of Secretary Shulkin’s mission to bolster the VA health system.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 02:03 pm | January 04, 2018
University of Rochester’s Jones Memorial Hospital was hit on Dec. 28 and left the small, rural provider operating under standard downtime procedures.