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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 | 11:34 am | May 15, 2024
While all facilities are reportedly open and providing care, disruptions continue, with some provider sites unable to fill prescriptions, certain procedures rescheduled and delays in diagnostic imaging and testing.
By Andrea Fox | 12:52 pm | May 14, 2024
Researchers compare machine learning models to traditional alerts for critically ill adults, while a new real-world GLP-1 data trove incorporates unstructured data. Also, RapidAI earns another FDA clearance for rapid stroke imaging.
By Andrea Fox | 02:16 pm | May 13, 2024
As part of its annual renegotiation of the agency's EHR modernization efforts, three senators are asking the Veterans Affairs to add more opportunities to hold the vendor responsible for the quality and safety of its deployments.
By Andrea Fox | 12:13 pm | May 13, 2024
Meanwhile, staff at the health system say they don't have patient orders and can't page doctors. As it works to restore clinical systems, Ascension says it's working with law enforcement and sharing threat intelligence to help prevent similar attacks.
Nursing and IT
By Andrea Fox | 12:09 pm | May 10, 2024
For nurse practitioners and physician assistants in states with restrictive practice rules, it matches them with other clinicians, automates licensing compliance and provides EHR-agnostic chart sharing and a HIPAA-compliant chat.
By Andrea Fox | 11:21 am | May 09, 2024
Project Heal will track health misinformation trends and generate adaptable counter-messaging for public health agencies to use in their efforts to address false claims.
By Andrea Fox | 11:19 am | May 08, 2024
Also: OM1 now offers a platform that translates population patterns for clinical decision-making at the provider level.
Nursing and IT
By Andrea Fox | 02:50 pm | May 07, 2024
Nurse groups are focused on fixing what they say are untenable nurse-to-patient ratios. As legislation mandating staff ratios looms, AI and virtual care may offer a way forward.
By Andrea Fox | 10:02 am | May 07, 2024
Led by a Mass General quality and safety veteran, the command center enables the Department of Public Health to respond to any possible clinical and other challenges at the state's hospitals owned by the ailing health system.
By Andrea Fox | 01:56 pm | May 03, 2024
Taking a thoughtful approach to AI-enabled patient engagement tools is key to helping ensure health equity and enabling better outcomes, say experts from the University of Westminster.