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Andrea Fox

Andrea Fox

Andrea Fox is Senior Editor at Healthcare IT News. She has 20 years of experience covering numerous beats, including digital modernization, public health, environment and utilities, transportation and government policy and operations.

By Andrea Fox | 12:23 pm | January 07, 2025
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published updated draft recommendations to help improve the performance of pulse oximeters across skin tones.
By Andrea Fox | 12:00 pm | January 06, 2025
After resolving how it will review updates to previously approved artificial intelligence-enabled medical devices, the agency will release its full draft proposal for market submissions.
By Andrea Fox | 11:44 am | January 03, 2025
Through a recently completed multipronged red-teaming effort, the agency said it will develop repeatable testing datasets that can be used to evaluate large language model tools and services in the future.
Success Stories & ROI
By Andrea Fox | 11:14 am | January 02, 2025
For seven years, the cardiac surgical team has leveraged computational fluid dynamics software to provide consistent preoperative planning for pediatric congenital heart disease patients and improve outcomes. Sharing workflows is reaching more patients.
By Andrea Fox | 02:36 pm | December 31, 2024
Protected health information from Ocean State's online health and human services platform may be part of the cache of personal data posted to the dark web.
By Andrea Fox | 06:22 pm | December 30, 2024
It was another record-breaking year for healthcare cyberattacks, and healthcare providers' network servers were again prime targets for hackers.
Cybersecurity In Focus
By Andrea Fox | 11:41 am | December 30, 2024
The agency seeks to make its first HIPAA Security Rule update since 2013 to clarify what health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, providers and their business associates must do to protect the security of electronic protected health information.
Nursing and IT
By Andrea Fox | 10:00 am | December 27, 2024
Because we're still in the early days of artificial intelligence transforming the patient care environment, it's imperative to watch its impacts closely, says Oriana Beaudet, VP of nursing innovation at the American Nurses Association.
By Andrea Fox | 03:36 pm | December 23, 2024
The agency plans to roll out federal electronic health record systems at four Michigan facilities in mid-2026. Pre-deployment activities will kick off in the coming weeks.
By Andrea Fox | 11:25 am | December 20, 2024
Lawmakers recommend establishing and investing in federal AI resources that foster collaboration among agencies and sectoral regulation, which includes two key findings and five recommendations for healthcare.