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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 | 05:21 pm | June 28, 2017
By adding a local, read-only file, users can block a potential Petya attack. But unlike WannaCry, researchers haven’t found a permanent way to stop the spread of the virus.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 12:52 pm | June 28, 2017
Company says at least a portion of the infections stemmed from a software supply-chain attack with a legitimate MEDoc updater process.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 11:31 am | June 28, 2017
The major voice and language tool provider joins the 64 countries hit by the virus, as well as global pharma giant Merck.
Regulation
By Jessica Davis | 04:18 pm | June 27, 2017
Expressing concerns about risks related to cost and implementation delays, three Republican senators pressed the agencies for assurances the new platforms will be interoperable.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:17 pm | June 27, 2017
The Petya strain spread by infected email attachments is wreaking havoc across the globe.
EHR
By Jessica Davis | 05:15 pm | June 26, 2017
While the group’s CTO Wayne Kubick supports the move from an outdated, custom platform to a commercial EHR, organizations don’t need to be on the same platform to be interoperable, he said.
Quality & Safety
By Jessica Davis | 03:35 pm | June 26, 2017
Limitations in its data system prevent metrics from capturing all provider types and provider workload – among other technical and policy flaws.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 12:45 pm | June 26, 2017
Airway Oxygen discovered the breach in April when a hacker gained access to the network.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 02:57 pm | June 22, 2017
It appears the hackers rushed the latest round of the notorious ransomware, since the campaign is currently only able to lock down XP, VistA and other older operating systems.
Precision Medicine
By Jessica Davis | 05:51 pm | June 21, 2017
The lawsuit filed by D.C. attorneys Boyden Gray and Adam Waldman alleges the biotech mogul is seeking to acquire Altor Bioscience through a sweetheart deal.