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.

Hacker looking at screens
By Andrea Fox 11:10 am October 23, 2024
Healthcare operates with the understanding that no system is impenetrable, but must improve incident response practices by finding new ways to stay operational after network attacks, says one panelist at the upcoming HIMSS Cybersecurity Forum.
Amazon One Medical sign outside a medical practice
By Andrea Fox 01:23 pm October 22, 2024
The health system said the partnership with Amazon One Medical will bring new primary care offices to the Cleveland region to improve the patient experience at every touchpoint.
Doctor holding tablet
By Andrea Fox 01:55 pm October 21, 2024
The Digital Medicine Society's seal aims to evaluate health application products' baseline security, usability and clinical return on investment to help decision-makers scrutinize which tools are best for patient care.
Gavel rests before hand of judge filling out paperwork
By Andrea Fox 08:36 am October 21, 2024
The electronic health record giant says that it did not violate federal law prohibiting unfair business practices when it raised concerns about certain patient data requests over the Carequality interoperability framework.
data sharing represented by blue lights
By Andrea Fox 11:23 am October 18, 2024
Privacy-enhancing technologies can help healthcare organizations ensure the safe use of AI-enabled analytics, machine learning and other advanced data applications, say the cofounders of Duality.
Female doctor with headset smiles on a telehealth visit
By Andrea Fox 11:31 am October 16, 2024
Bipartisan lawmakers say a temporary extension isn't adequate, and they're concerned that the draft proposal is "misaligned with Congressional intent" with regard to a registry for the prescribing of controlled substances via telemedicine.
Female doctor reviews information on a tablet in a hallway
By Andrea Fox 10:43 am October 16, 2024
Also, athenahealth intros athenaOne for Behavioral Health, and Clarify Health empowers payers with AI-driven cost containment tools and quality improvement analytics.
Female doctor at laptop
By Andrea Fox 12:00 pm October 15, 2024
Through a successful referral coordination pilot with Epic, MedAllies, OCHIN and others, doctors can receive automated updates on their behavioral health referrals, regardless of their EHR, while reducing mental health clinicians' burdens.
Nurse sitting in front of laptop with hands to head
By Andrea Fox 08:11 am October 11, 2024
The new artificial intelligence enhancements for healthcare promise to unlock conversational data for clinical insights and support app development, reporting, imaging and other use cases while enhancing trustworthiness.
Interoperability and information exchange pathways
By Andrea Fox 02:46 pm October 09, 2024
The EHR giant insisted a newly released Carequality resolution shows it did not treat Particle Health any differently in reviewing its connections under HIPAA, even as the data exchange and analytics provider expresses vindication.

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