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Kat Jercich

Kat Jercich

Kat Jercich is the Senior Editor at Healthcare IT News. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Advocate, and others. Previously, she was Vice President and Managing Editor at Rewire.News.

CISA Director Jen Easterly
By Kat Jercich | 05:08 pm | January 14, 2022
Federal agencies noted that state-sponsored bad actors have targeted a variety of critical infrastructure organizations, including those in the healthcare industry. 
Kaiser Permanente logo
By Kat Jercich | 01:25 pm | January 14, 2022
Graphite Health aims to establish an app marketplace geared toward offering health systems a more seamless tool implementation process.
A radio set with microphone
By Kat Jercich | 10:00 am | January 14, 2022
HIMSS Media editors discuss the monumental acquisition, which dominated headlines in late 2021.
Azizi Seixas
By Kat Jercich | 03:43 pm | January 13, 2022
'Our best solutions must be given to everyone,' says Dr. Azizi Seixas, founding director of the medical school's Media and Innovation Lab.
Google Cloud
By Kat Jercich | 12:29 pm | January 13, 2022
The partnership will help the Department of Veterans Affairs continue to evolve its Lighthouse API program.
Two employees on a couch together
By Kat Jercich | 10:05 am | January 13, 2022
In a preview of her HIMSS22 session, Dr. Tania M. Martin-Mercado stresses the importance of acknowledging widespread bias without defensiveness.
Two clinicians looking at an EHR tablet
By Kat Jercich | 01:02 pm | January 12, 2022
A recent study found that in-basket messages and clinical review are two major factors driving a pandemic increase in daily electronic health record minutes.
Gavel
By Kat Jercich | 04:58 pm | January 11, 2022
In October, QRS Inc. began notifying individuals of the incident, which affected nearly 320,000 people.
A patient looking at phone while connected to an IV
By Kat Jercich | 11:11 am | January 11, 2022
In addition to a new $110 million boost, Medically Home announced this week that Baxter International, Global Medical Response and Cardinal Health also joined its board as strategic investors.
Houston Methodist
By Kat Jercich | 12:32 pm | January 07, 2022
Houston Methodist had been planning to implement a VICU for several years, Chief Innovation Officer Roberta Schwartz explains in a preview of her upcoming HIMSS22 session – but the pandemic led the health system to speed up the process.