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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.

Electronic Health Records
By Jessica Davis | 01:55 pm | August 27, 2018
The Veterans Affairs Department's EHR project CHIO stepped down Friday, and the agency still doesn’t have a permanent CIO – should the VA keep pushing forward without proper IT leadership?
Electronic Health Records
By Jessica Davis | 01:54 pm | August 24, 2018
After just one month on the job, the Morris reportedly stepped down as VA leadership “intends to take the EHR modernization effort in a different direction than we were headed."
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 03:58 pm | August 22, 2018
The hackers went undetected for several weeks at the Portland, Oregon-based health system.
Workforce
By Jessica Davis | 02:49 pm | August 21, 2018
Just two months after House and Senate committees criticized the department for its instability, HHS moves Beth Killoran to the Office of the Surgeon General.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:59 pm | August 21, 2018
Months after all NHS trusts failed security assessments, a new assessment from a think tank found the majority of hospitals still are leaning on handwritten documentation, and often misplace patient records.
Electronic Health Records
By Jessica Davis | 03:17 pm | August 20, 2018
Following the launch of an investigation by Congressional Democrats into cronyism at the agency, the lawsuit asks the court to block the trio who reportedly influenced the agency’s Cerner EHR contract and other policies.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 04:48 pm | August 17, 2018
The Georgia provider was hit by two cyberattacks in September 2017, but did not explain when the breach was discovered.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:48 pm | August 16, 2018
While the state program had a security program in place, it lacked sufficient controls over the data and its operation.
IT Infrastructure
By Jessica Davis | 01:25 pm | August 15, 2018
While CMS Administrator Seema Verma called for the end of fax machine use by 2020, new Check Point research found a hacker could steal data from a flaw in the fax protocol.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 10:53 am | August 15, 2018
McAfee researchers show just how easy it is to hack into devices -- but new MedCrypt data shows government guidance may be putting device manufacturers on the right trajectory to shore up this real threat.

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