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Autonomous coding tech boosts revenue 5.1% at Mercyhealth

Mercyhealth is a health system with 200 care locations in Wisconsin and Illinois. Not too long ago, one of its biggest challenges was keeping up with the volume of chart work while still ensuring staff were fully capturing the care delivered.THE CHALLENGE

DHA offers $300M for health IT deployment support

The Defense Health Agency is requesting offers for an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for Defense Healthcare Management Systems' global deployments related to its electronic health records system, MHS GENESIS, and other operational systems, including medical devices.WHY IT MATTERS

Using TEFCA to improve rural costs and care

Microsoft Finds Vulnerability Exposing Millions of Android Crypto Wallet Users

The security hole affected an EngageLab SDK and it was reported by Microsoft to the vendor one year ago. The post Microsoft Finds Vulnerability Exposing Millions of Android Crypto Wallet Users appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Google Rolls Out Cookie Theft Protections in Chrome

New Device Bound Session Credentials render stolen session cookies unusable by cryptographically binding authentication. The post Google Rolls Out Cookie Theft Protections in Chrome appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Ex-Meta worker investigated for downloading 30,000 private Facebook photos

Laura Cress reports: A former Meta employee suspected of downloading around 30,000 private images of Facebook users is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police. The engineer, who lives in London, is believed to have designed a program to be able to access personal pictures on the site while avoiding security checks. A Meta spokesperson told... Source

Value-based contracts depend on sound data management

Changemaker draws leadership inspiration from HIMSS membership

Beyond consumer use, wearables may be at a clinical turning point

A string of radio hijacks exposes a deeper broadcast weakness

Joseph Topping's dot-connecting analysis suggests we need to take some "little incidents" more seriously as they are the harbingers of what could be a major problem: A story about a radio station feed being hijacked popped up in my Facebook feed today, and it immediately felt familiar. Not because this kind of thing is common,... Source

Corewell Health sees big benefits from its remote patient monitoring investments

Corewell Health is a not-for-profit health system serving communities across Michigan. It has more than 60,000 team members – including 11,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and 16,000 nurses – delivering care across 21 hospitals, 300 outpatient locations and multiple post-acute facilities.THE CHALLENGE