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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.

Doctor at a computer
By Kat Jercich | 01:16 pm | November 17, 2021
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT said it received more than 700 predictions from stakeholders about healthcare outcomes in 2030.
An office worker at a computer
By Kat Jercich | 05:06 pm | November 16, 2021
Employees hired through the system will join what the agency is calling the Cybersecurity Service, "the nation's pre-eminent federal cybersecurity team."
The Amazon logo
By Kat Jercich | 01:01 pm | November 16, 2021
All of the hospitality chain's U.S. staff enrolled in a corporate health plan will have access to Amazon's app-based medical services next year, reported Reuters.
Hands at a keyboard
2021 Year in Review
By Kat Jercich | 10:54 am | November 16, 2021
More than 40 million patient records have been compromised this past year by incidents reported to the federal government in 2021.
A person using the phone
By Kat Jercich | 02:28 pm | November 15, 2021
But a recent study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found that clinicians are still concerned about hurdles to telehealth implementation.
A server room
By Kat Jercich | 11:16 am | November 15, 2021
H-ISAC Chief Security Officer Errol Weiss warns that individuals working on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments are of "high interest" to adversaries. He'll discuss more at the upcoming HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum.  
A sign at the Veterans Administration
By Kat Jercich | 04:14 pm | November 12, 2021
Although some schedulers reported positive experiences, the Office of Inspector General found a host of problems with the system's implementation.
Robert Califf
By Kat Jercich | 12:58 pm | November 12, 2021
Several outlets had pointed to Dr. Robert Califf, who also led the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2016, as the likely candidate prior to the official announcement.
CISA director Jen Easterly
By Kat Jercich | 04:13 pm | November 11, 2021
The thousands of potentially affected healthcare devices include anesthesia machines and patient monitors, according to researchers.
Surescripts sign at trade show
By Kat Jercich | 11:37 am | November 11, 2021
Tom Skelton, who has led the company since 2014, said he would be staying on through the end of next year and assisting in the search for his replacement.