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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.

Epic booth
By Kat Jercich | 04:45 pm | March 16, 2022
Dr. Jackie Gerhart, a physician at Epic, sat down at HIMSS22 to discuss the electronic health record's massive research database and how its findings can shape individual services. 
Panelists at the TEFCA session
By Kat Jercich | 09:42 am | March 16, 2022
At HIMSS22, leaders from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the Sequoia Project and other organizations discussed the future of individual access to data.
ATW Health Solutions president and CEO Knitasha Washington and Chief Experience and Engagement Officer Kellie Goodson
By Kat Jercich | 06:27 pm | March 15, 2022
Leaders from ATW Health Solutions explained during their HIMSS22 panel that addressing health disparities requires gathering both quantitative and qualitative information.
Vignesh Shetty and Dr. Taha Kass-Hout
By Kat Jercich | 09:27 am | March 15, 2022
In their HIMSS22 fireside chat, Amazon Web Services' Dr. Taha Kass-Hout and GE Healthcare's Vignesh Shetty discussed how breaking down information silos can help move the industry forward.
An old-fashioned radio and microphone
By Kat Jercich | 09:20 am | March 15, 2022
Plume cofounder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jerrica Kirkley discusses the value of telemedicine in providing care for trans and gender-nonconforming people.
FBI/DOJ seal
By Kat Jercich | 06:39 pm | March 14, 2022
Federal Bureau of Investigation special agents told HIMSS22 attendees that organizations' response should include plans for contacting the agency.
Panelists at the HIMSS22 Machine Learning & AI for Healthcare Forum
By Kat Jercich | 02:49 pm | March 14, 2022
Panelists at HIMSS22 said machine learning can help unearth trends from the troves of unstructured information in healthcare. 
An old-fashioned radio and microphone
By Kat Jercich | 09:35 am | March 14, 2022
Dr. Shaun Grannis and Suranga Kasturi talk through a recent study from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University showing how machine learning can help inform public health.
An old-fashioned radio and microphone
By Kat Jercich | 09:30 am | March 13, 2022
King & Spalding partner Ethan Davis reviews how the pandemic has shifted the federal approach to fraud investigations and offers his predictions for this year.
Joe Biden
By Kat Jercich | 04:22 pm | March 11, 2022
President Joe Biden's strategy to address the country's psychological crisis relies on telehealth as a key component – but that may not be enough to bridge the provider gap.

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