Contributors to Patient Engagement

Current Contributors

Sara Heath
Executive Editor
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Sara Heath is a 2015 graduate of Assumption College, where she studied English and history. She has been writing about the healthcare industry since 2015 and was a part of the original team that launched PatientEngagementHIT.
Jill McKeon
Associate Editor
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Jill is an associate editor for Healthtech Security, where she covers the latest healthcare security and compliance news.
Hannah Nelson
Assistant Editor
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Hannah is an assistant editor of EHRIntelligence.
Kelsey Waddill
Managing Editor
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Kelsey Waddill is a managing editor of Healthcare Payers. She has covered health insurance news since 2019.

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