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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.

Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:11 pm | December 11, 2017
New Jersey’s Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center at least was able to regain patient files from an offline backup.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 12:30 pm | December 11, 2017
While Oklahoma’s DHS informed its clients within a few months of finding the April 2016 breach, the department failed to report the breach to U.S. Health and Human Services.
Revenue Cycle
By Jessica Davis | 05:21 pm | December 08, 2017
The group’s proposal would base measure reporting on claims data, rather than criteria tracked in EHRs under meaningful use.
Electronic Health Records
By Jessica Davis | 12:34 pm | December 08, 2017
After 138 contractors hired to develop, manage and maintain its legacy VistA EHR, it's now obsolete.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 11:39 am | December 07, 2017
Hospital leadership can often be the biggest threat to security because funding is still a low priority.
Quality & Safety
By Jessica Davis | 04:43 pm | December 06, 2017
Chicago-based Saint Anthony sued Leapfrog in November for giving the hospital an inaccurate grade -- but Leapfrog claims the grade is based on self-submitted data the hospital failed to review.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 02:14 pm | December 06, 2017
The Detroit health system first discovered the breach on Oct. 3, when a cybercriminal stole the email credentials of a group of employees.
Mobile Health IT
By Jessica Davis | 11:18 am | December 06, 2017
For starters, it’s important to routinely check for gaps in your systems, and whether the tools in place can thwart current threats.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 11:01 am | December 06, 2017
Plan for sophisticated threats and evaluate IT tools on the horizon to be as ready as possible for what’s ahead.
Quality & Safety
By Jessica Davis | 03:36 pm | December 04, 2017
Sens.