Jill Hughes
ReporterJill Hughes is a reporter on Healthcare Dive, where she covers health tech news since 2026. Previously, she worked at Xtelligent Healthcare Media, a division of Informa TechTarget. Jill's reporting spans healthcare cybersecurity, EHRs and AI, helping industry leaders navigate risk management, regulatory compliance and health IT strategy. Her coverage areas include healthcare cyberattacks and data breaches, cybersecurity best practices, HIPAA compliance, health data privacy regulations, TEFCA, interoperability and AI applications in healthcare settings. Her work has earned multiple Azbee awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, including a gold award for breaking news coverage of the Change Healthcare cyberattack. Jill holds a Bachelor of Science in journalism from Boston University.
41 articles by Jill Hughes
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340B hospitals lag behind peers in charity care spending: report
Sept. 25, 2026 -
AI will inflate healthcare costs before lowering them, Oz says
Sept. 24, 2026 -
CMS freezes new ACA broker registrations for 2027, culls ‘unauthorized’ enrollees
Sept. 23, 2026 -
Hackensack Meridian Health CEO to retire next year
Sept. 22, 2026 -
Ascension sells ownership in Arizona Medicaid plan to Aetna
Sept. 18, 2026 -
Insurance doesn’t protect US adults from medical debt, Commonwealth Fund finds
Sept. 18, 2026 -
Healthcare’s agentic AI boom is outpacing governance: report
Sept. 17, 2026 -
Mental health gap widens between employed and independent physicians: survey
Sept. 17, 2026 -
2.3M young adults could lose Medicaid due to Big Beautiful Bill: study
Sept. 15, 2026 -
Oracle targets nurses with latest AI tool
Sept. 14, 2026 -
ARPA-H to invest $62M to build agentic AI agent for heart care
Sept. 11, 2026 -
Health Catalyst appoints new CEO
Sept. 10, 2026 -
Trinity Health to lay off 557 IT workers
Sept. 9, 2026 -
Lawmakers to subpoena Oracle execs as EHR project costs rise
Sept. 4, 2026 -
DaVita agrees to pay $15M to settle claims from data breach
Sept. 2, 2026 -
Florida attorney general sues PBMs Express Scripts, Prime over alleged price fixing
Aug. 31, 2026 -
Physicians want compensation boost from AI productivity gains: survey
Aug. 28, 2026 -
Sword Health to acquire Headspace
Aug. 26, 2026 -
Suki launches AI dictation tool with EHR integration capabilities
Aug. 26, 2026 -
VA deploys Oracle EHR to 3 medical centers in Indiana
Aug. 25, 2026 -
Health systems warn patients of MyChart phishing scam
Aug. 24, 2026 -
Doctors say they feel pressured to prioritize corporate interests over patients: report
Aug. 21, 2026 -
R1 drills down on AI prior authorizations with Humata buy
Aug. 20, 2026 -
Mayo Clinic taps new CIO as academic medical center doubles down on AI
Aug. 19, 2026 -
Epic targets outpatient visits with new AI tool
Aug. 19, 2026
