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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.

Security
By Jessica Davis | 02:48 pm | August 04, 2017
The healthcare sector has reported 233 breach incidents this year so far and is on pace to exceed last year’s rate of one healthcare breach a day, Protenus says.
Women in Health IT
By Jessica Davis | 12:03 pm | August 04, 2017
Minority enrollment nearly tripled this year, as well, and the two groups could help fill the health IT and cybersecurity staffing gaps.
Security
By Jessica Davis | 03:25 pm | August 03, 2017
Three months after the global attack that infected over 300,000 computers and crippled the UK National Health Services, the cybercriminals behind the outbreak collected their 52.2 bitcoins Wednesday night.
Security
By Jessica Davis | 04:07 pm | August 02, 2017
The biopharma giant is still trying to restore its systems and hasn’t produced bulk product since it was hit by the NotPetya wiper malware on June 27.
Cloud Computing
By Jessica Davis | 12:22 pm | August 02, 2017
It was a disaster, no question, but the West Virginia system found it could have been a lot worse had it not put the right mechanisms in place.
Regulation
By Jessica Davis | 04:40 pm | August 01, 2017
The nonprofit also called on VA Secretary Shulkin to lean on lessons learned from the private sector to advance its health IT strategy.
Legislation
By Jessica Davis | 02:15 pm | August 01, 2017
The White House opioid group led by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie also asked Trump to declare the opioid epidemic a national emergency.
Security
By Jessica Davis | 03:05 pm | July 31, 2017
The cyberattack was first discovered in February, but crucial evidence was lost during the investigation on April that rendered it impossible for officials to rule out a breach.
Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:02 pm | July 31, 2017
Anthem’s Medicare insurance coordination services vendor discovered in April that an employee was stealing and misusing Medicaid member data from as early as July 2016.
Security
By Jessica Davis | 02:30 pm | July 28, 2017
Officials of the voice and language tool provider said 75 percent of its clients are once again able to use its eScription LH platform.