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.

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By Kat Jercich 12:12 pm May 05, 2022
The Connected Health Initiative stressed the importance of seamless information exchange throughout the care continuum in a letter to National Coordinator Micky Tripathi.
An EKG readout
By Kat Jercich 03:19 pm May 04, 2022
An algorithm that can help predict atrial fibrillation can also assist in identifying patients with a bigger chance of cognitive decline.
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By Kat Jercich 11:41 am May 04, 2022
The Digital Health Assessment Framework includes components to analyze tools' data and privacy, clinical assurance and safety, usability and accessibility, and technical security and stability.
Layo George
By Kat Jercich 03:05 pm May 03, 2022
Layo George founded the Wolomi app to help women of color navigate the healthcare system and to bring joy to the birthing journey. 
A VA sign
By Kat Jercich 11:18 am May 03, 2022
The agency's third go-live came on the heels of two separate incidents on Monday and Tuesday in which federal Cerner clients faced hours of downtime.
A patient looking at a computer
By Kat Jercich 03:40 pm May 02, 2022
Researchers from the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that telehealth appointments saved 2.2 million gallons of gas for patients since the start of the pandemic.
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By Kat Jercich 11:41 am May 02, 2022
The initiative was developed for employers and payers to help workers and members improve management of the disease.
A person using telehealth
By Kat Jercich 03:55 pm April 29, 2022
But patients with acute conditions who had initial telehealth encounters appeared to require additional follow-up visits.
A handheld point-of-care ultrasound
By Kat Jercich 11:54 am April 29, 2022
Dr. Mark Favot says learning to use point-of-care ultrasound devices can be "very humbling" for physicians – but artificial intelligence can make it easier for them to acquire new skills.
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By Kat Jercich 08:30 am April 29, 2022
Lynn Barr, founder of Caravan Health and chief innovation officer at Signify Health, discusses the specific issues rural providers face and the policy changes needed to support them. 

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