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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.

Telehealth
By Jessica Davis | 02:00 pm | December 04, 2017
The telehealth giant had been embroiled in an ongoing legal battle with Texas since 2011, but state passage of legislation in May to allow first-time patient visits on telehealth platforms changed that.
Interoperability
By Jessica Davis | 03:47 pm | December 01, 2017
The CMS Administrator talked about her personal mission to give patients a voice -- and better access to data they need.
Compliance
By Jessica Davis | 03:19 pm | December 01, 2017
The bill will require orgs to report breaches within 30-days of discovery and is intended to standardize breach notification laws.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 04:08 pm | November 30, 2017
The new $27 million project will provide the NHS Security Operations Center with enhanced monitoring capabilities, ethical hacking, vulnerability testing and malware analysis.
By Jessica Davis | 06:01 pm | November 29, 2017
Both sides of the aisle -- and even the former Eli Lilly exec himself -- expressed concerns over the ballooning drug prices and stressed the need to make pharmaceuticals more affordable.
Workforce
By Jessica Davis | 04:23 pm | November 28, 2017
Even in today’s tumultuous political environment, do not let others seal your fate, prominent women in healthcare and technology contend. Instead, embrace diversity, resilience and tenacity and strike a work-life balance. 
Precision Medicine
By Jessica Davis | 01:20 pm | November 28, 2017
The genomic data management company will reimburse its customers up to $1 million for certain data loss associated with unauthorized account activity.
Quality & Safety
By Jessica Davis | 11:42 am | November 28, 2017
GAO found that 8 out of 9 providers with concerns on their records weren’t reported to state and national databases.
IT Infrastructure
By Jessica Davis | 04:23 pm | November 27, 2017
The proposed draft would update the agency’s Rural Health Care Program and waive the $400 million annual cap for a one-time basis, as its Telecom Program has doubled in size from 2011 to 2016.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:33 pm | November 27, 2017
Cottage Health breached the data of over 50,000 patients in 2013 and 2015 after leaving a server unencrypted and without a firewall, permissions or password protection.