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.

Image of network showing multiple medical devices or IoT inputs
By Andrea Fox 09:15 am July 12, 2023
AT&T's annual industry insights report revealed a shift in focus from consumer virtual care in 2022 to richer budgeting for tele-emergency medical services. 
Clinician copies and pastes notes in an electronic health record
By Andrea Fox 02:20 pm July 07, 2023
The study of 1.7 billion clinical notes over a three-year period found an increase in the use of digital tools and copy/paste functionality correlated with longer notes and a decrease in the average time spent writing notes.
Feet on a scale on a black and white checkerboard floor
By Andrea Fox 09:58 am July 07, 2023
The company told the American Diabetes Association that the metabolic monitor could reduce down-the-line healthcare costs for T2 non-insulin users and others. "These trends have to change," says CEO Kevin Sayer.
Hands in surgical gloves cover a burn on a patients hand in the hospital.
By Andrea Fox 08:31 am July 06, 2023
A teleburn pilot that relies on telehealth technology enables ER doctors at three of Northwell Health's New York City-area hospitals to conduct virtual consults with specialists at the Staten Island University Hospital Regional Burn Center. 
Fire sparks light up a dark sky.
By Andrea Fox 03:35 pm July 05, 2023
The agreement supports the use of the World Health Organization's international classifications and terminologies in the HL7 FHIR community and will provide a testing environment and standards documentation to member states. 
Cardiac patient talking to cardiologist on a telehealth call with monitor, medication and a sandwich on the table
By Andrea Fox 09:23 am July 05, 2023
Medtronic has released an update for a cybersecurity vulnerability that an unauthorized user could exploit to steal, delete or modify cardiac device data or to gain network access.
A clinician enters documentation on a tablet.
By Andrea Fox 10:28 am June 30, 2023
The company says it will infuse generative AI and large language models across the breadth of its AwareCDI product suite to streamline physician administrative burdens and to help hospitals and health systems capture more earned revenue.
A female patient navigator sits at her desk working on a desktop.
By Andrea Fox 10:59 am June 29, 2023
Deploying the model with EHR data could help address cancer patient navigator burnout. The process could be scaled to serve all oncology patients in need, a retrospective simulation study showed.
Close up of a doctor, wearing a lab coat and stethoscope, accesses healthcare IT from a tablet.
By Andrea Fox 10:16 am June 29, 2023
Previously the executive director of IT operations and enterprise services at England's National Health Service Digital, Quinn has been filling the chief information officer role on a temporary basis.
Male pharmacist bends to review a boxed medication at a specialty pharmacy.
By Andrea Fox 09:41 am June 28, 2023
The Big Box retailer announced that by the end of this year it will add 10 more HIV-focused specialty pharmacies, bringing the total to 80 in-store locations across 11 states.

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