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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 | 12:08 pm | November 10, 2016
Mayo Clinic and biotechnology firm Illumina will collaborate on next-generation sequencing technology to further Mayo's genetic and genomic research, the orgnizations announced today.
By Jessica Davis | 03:22 pm | November 09, 2016
In its annual report to Congress, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT touts widespread EHR usage and an increase in health information exchange. But the agency says there's still work do be done to make true interoperability a success.  
By Jessica Davis | 11:34 am | November 09, 2016
The president-elect promises to repeal Obamacare, hand over Medicaid reigns to state officials and allow individuals to deduct health insurance premiums from taxes, among others.
By Jessica Davis | 03:05 pm | November 07, 2016
Two recent studies have highlighted issues related to the reliability of genetic testing, and a lack of genomic data from minority populations.
By Jessica Davis | 11:23 am | November 04, 2016
Hospital officials noticed suspicious activity in August, which may have compromised health insurance and laboratory data.
By Jessica Davis | 08:30 am | November 04, 2016
A surprising number of IT leaders are confident in their security posture, new research found, and that includes how they stack up against peers. That might be cause for concern.
By Jessica Davis | 12:42 pm | November 03, 2016
The breed of emerging security technologies, which leverage AI and machine learning, can slow down hackers and sift through massive data volumes to help users make actionable decisions.
By Jessica Davis | 04:08 pm | November 02, 2016
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust diverted its major trauma patients and cancelled all planned operations on Sunday, following what was cited as a 'virus outbreak,' according to Krebs on Security.
By Jessica Davis | 02:26 pm | November 02, 2016
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a draft framework to help U.S. employers better identify, maintain, recruit and develop cybersecurity talent.
By Jessica Davis | 11:49 am | November 02, 2016
A hacker group released a new malware strain into the wild able to override IoT devices for use in DDoS attacks. Linux/IRC Telnet or the 'new Aidra' was discovered by researchers who posted an analysis on an anti-malware site.