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.
7 articles by Jill Hughes
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DentaQuest breach exposes data of 15M people, a record this year
Aug. 11, 2026 -
Healthcare job growth decelerated in July
Aug. 10, 2026 -
Tufts Medicine CEO, CFO step down amid financial struggles
Aug. 6, 2026 -
When does it make sense to build software instead of buy? One health system’s answer.
Aug. 6, 2026 -
10 AnMed facilities remain closed a week after cyberattack
Aug. 5, 2026 -
Hackensack Meridian Health first to earn Joint Commission’s responsible health AI certification
Aug. 4, 2026 -
Tracking healthcare data breaches
Oct. 31, 2023
