From the monthly archives: January 2017
Medicaid, which provides health care to low-income people, is administered state by state. Extracting, cleaning and curating the information from so many disparate and dated computer systems was an extraordinary achievement, health and technology specialists say. This new collection of data could inform the coming debate on Medicaid spending. Continue reading
Top cyber threats during 2017 are expected to include nation state cyber espionage, a rise in data integrity attacks and an increase in attacks harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices, according to a report published by Stroz Friedberg, an Aon company.
Cyber attacks will intensify this year as “exploit techniques become more cunning,” said the report, titled “2017 Cybersecurity Predictions.” Continue reading
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it has approved Egalet Corp.’s long-acting opioid painkiller, Arymo ER. Continue reading
Insurance carriers and agents have come to learn that increased data can lead to greater risk for insureds, and they are increasingly advising businesses to disclose data collection practices while seeking to gain insurance coverage, according to David Garrett, president of CISO Advisory & Investigations LLC.
“It is not unusual now for insurance applications to include specific questions about applicants’ data collection practices,” Garrett said. Continue reading
Car electronics supplier Delphi Automotive Plc went coast-to-coast in 2015 in a self-driving Audi Q5 sport-utility vehicle to prove the autonomous automobile had arrived.
Now, Delphi is shifting from stunts to selling. In Las Vegas this week at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, the company will give test rides to hundreds of potential customers in driverless Audis over a course of rugged terrain and tunnels. The goal: to walk away from this critical conclave with a handful of hot prospects for its self-driving system. Continue reading
Sure anyone can call an insurance company and get a policy that will cover their needs for insurance but are you getting the best coverage for your money?, An insurance broker can make sure that you are. Most consumers know they need coverage and just want the cost to be affordable. Consumers want to get coverage the easiest way possible, they want peace of mind that their assets are covered and most importantly want to have their personal information is secure. Continue reading
The most recent Biennial Health Insurance Survey conducted by the Commonwealth Fund indicates that the number of Americans who are underinsured is increasing. Continue reading
A boom in consumer drone sales has spawned a counter-industry of start-ups aiming to stop drones flying where they shouldn’t by disabling them or knocking them out of the sky. Continue reading
