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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 | 01:23 pm | August 10, 2018
A trio of President Trump’s friends reportedly held up the Cerner EHR contract and influenced policies, among a host of other claims.
IT Infrastructure
By Jessica Davis | 05:29 pm | August 09, 2018
More than 3 million patient records were breached between April and June, highlighting an even bigger issue: Risk increases over time without proper education or reporting.
Electronic Health Records
By Jessica Davis | 03:57 pm | August 08, 2018
Security researchers notified the open source EHR managing software of nearly 30 critical vulnerabilities – the second set of vulnerabilities found in a year.
Workforce
By Jessica Davis | 01:43 pm | August 08, 2018
While the industry is changing at rapid pace, leading HIPAA attorney Pam Hepp says there are plenty of opportunities for women when they push the boundaries of their comfort zones.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 05:28 pm | August 07, 2018
A configuration error left a database filled with healthcare data exposed on the internet, and the data could be accessed and changed by anyone without a password.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 03:19 pm | August 06, 2018
Tied down by staffing and budget issues, while the industry is still debating the best way to fix healthcare’s security woes, hackers are only getting smarter and continuing to shell the industry in full force.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 09:00 am | August 03, 2018
What experts are saying hospitals can do now to avoid falling prey to the ransomware as hackers show no signs of stopping.
IT Infrastructure
By Jessica Davis | 02:37 pm | August 02, 2018
Orlando Orthopaedic’s transcriptionist vendor misconfigured access to a database during a software upgrade. The health center waited nearly six months to report.
IT Infrastructure
By Jessica Davis | 12:56 pm | July 31, 2018
This is the second breach for the health system this year, and the biggest health data breach of 2018 in the U.S.
Compliance
By Jessica Davis | 11:07 am | July 31, 2018
Just one year after it settled with the DOJ for $155 million, OIG dinged the cloud-based EHR vendor for violating the settlement terms in its corporate integrity agreement.

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