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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 | 04:32 pm | May 16, 2017
A recent Neustar report found denial-of-service attacks on healthcare increased 13 percent in the last year, and the U.S. faced 14 percent more attacks than its global counterparts.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 12:31 pm | May 16, 2017
Ponemon Institute found high level of trust despite healthcare accounting for 34 percent of all data breaches.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 03:21 pm | May 15, 2017
Sixteen of the 47 trusts initially hit by the WannaCry virus on Friday are still dealing with delays and other issues.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 12:42 pm | May 15, 2017
WannaCry is continuing to evolve to stay effective, and it seems the global assault might be nowhere close to finished.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 11:10 am | May 15, 2017
In a rare move, the software company has made rolled out security updates for its no-longer-supported Windows XP operating system.
Compliance
By Jessica Davis | 02:58 pm | May 12, 2017
The VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act overhauls long-standing civil service protections that President Donald Trump said he would enact to hold the agency accountable.
By Jessica Davis | 02:26 pm | May 12, 2017
Genevieve Morris has 10 years of health IT experience and worked with ONC in support of the State Health Information Exchange Program while working for Audacious Inquiry.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:56 pm | May 12, 2017
The health service was taken down by Wanna Decryptor with no current decryptor available.
Revenue Cycle
By Jessica Davis | 11:58 am | May 12, 2017
[Also: Politico uncovers more funding indiscretions from Patrick Soon-Shiong]Despite company losing $41 million in the first quarter, biotech mogul Patrick Soon-Shiong defended his company’s work and chastised what he called false reports.
Electronic Health Records
By Jessica Davis | 03:14 pm | May 11, 2017
The health system expected delays, but they didn’t happen due to a ton of preparation work on the part of the system’s workforce.