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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.

By Jessica Davis | 12:52 pm | January 20, 2017
An unauthorized user downloaded patient files containing personal information and for some, Social Security numbers. No reason was given for the delayed notification.
By Jessica Davis | 02:31 pm | January 19, 2017
The hacker infiltrated the database of Cancer Services of East Central Indiana-Little Red Door, wiped the data from the server and demanded payment to prevent the data from being publicly released.
By Jessica Davis | 02:03 pm | January 19, 2017
Peter Basch, MD, senior director of health IT quality and safety, research and national health IT policy for Washington, D.
By Jessica Davis | 12:18 pm | January 19, 2017
The settlement is related to the 2011 theft of a USB drive that contained the ePHI of 2,209 members from the life insurance company's IT department.
By Jessica Davis | 01:50 pm | January 17, 2017
The acquisition will expand Auxilio’s reach into health IT security, while broadening CynergisTek’s current offerings, officials said.
By Jessica Davis | 12:37 pm | January 17, 2017
The more advanced organizations are adjusting their security postures, with security leaders working more closely with executives, according to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's annual State of Security Operations Report.
Data Warehousing
By Jessica Davis | 01:07 pm | January 16, 2017
We talked to four security experts to garner insights on changes that must be made within the healthcare industry to avoid repeating 2016's cybersecurity mishaps.
By Jessica Davis | 09:03 am | January 16, 2017
Our guide to navigating government and policy events at the 2017 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition includes a Federal Health IT booth and a wide range of educational sessions.
By Jessica Davis | 01:04 pm | January 12, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump appointed former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani as an informal cybersecurity advisor, the presidential transition office announced Jan. 12. He also recently met with two contenders to head the National Institutes of Health.
By Jessica Davis | 02:20 pm | January 10, 2017
After suing the two companies who claimed St. Jude’s cardiac devices had severe vulnerabilities that put patients at risk, the organization released security patches for the devices this week.