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.

VA signage on building
By Andrea Fox 06:57 am March 07, 2025
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs along with other agencies using federal electronic health records experienced a system outage just weeks after assuring lawmakers about the success of ongoing improvement efforts. 
By Andrea Fox 08:51 pm March 05, 2025
Advocate Health uses a FHIR-enabled integration with its electronic health records to get customized information to patients before, during and after more than 200,000 annual well-child exams – achieving a 30% lift in patient engagement.
former U.S. National Security Agency Director General Paul M. Nakasone
By Andrea Fox 03:04 pm March 05, 2025
At HIMSS25, Gen. Paul Nakasone, former director of the National Security Agency, said the unique challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence in healthcare mean, "we all must be willing to take a few microsteps."
David Winn, vice president of Parkview Community Connect
By Andrea Fox 06:30 pm March 04, 2025
With a chance to avoid the costliest factors of electronic health records, rural hospitals and clinics in Northeast Indiana chose to gain the benefits of better patient and provider experiences as Parkview Community Connect partners.
By Andrea Fox 12:25 pm March 04, 2025
Automation and emerging technologies may accelerate efficiencies but can also add to IT burdens. Careful planning, testing and frameworks are a must to avoid creating new security problems, say panelists at HIMSS25.
By Andrea Fox 05:22 pm March 03, 2025
Where data integrity and privacy are subject to a variety of complex standards, laws and rules, organizations must drive security at every turn to protect patient data as well as exchange it.
By Andrea Fox 01:41 pm March 03, 2025
Now is the time to get involved with the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council's strategic plan to upgrade cybersecurity from critical to stable condition, says Chris Tyberg, HSCC executive committee chair.
Microsoft booth at HIMSS global conference
By Andrea Fox 10:00 am March 03, 2025
The tech giant said it will show in a theater-like fashion how artificial intelligence supports clinicians across their workflows. Also, the booth will feature advances in healthcare AI modeling and tool releases that autoscale big healthcare data.
Doctors, nurses and healthcare executives meeting around a table
By Andrea Fox 10:51 am February 28, 2025
In the 2025 pulse survey, executives at healthcare organizations with over $1 billion in earnings said they are preparing for significant changes tied to payment reform and workforce.
VA building signage
By Andrea Fox 11:11 am February 27, 2025
The GAO questions simultaneous electronic health record improvements and new deployments, while the VA deputy secretary nominee speaks of urgency to complete the long-stalled project. The implementation team offers progress updates and automation plans. 

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