Morning Headlines 12/7/16
Meet Emily, Ireland’s first ‘digital baby’
In Ireland, Cork University Maternity Hospital goes live with Cerner as the first hospital in a plan to deliver a single, shared maternity EHR across the nation.
Political donor pleads guilty to investment fraud scheme
Sreedhar Potarazu, an ophthalmogist and political commentator on cable news outlets, pleads guilty to criminal investment fraud charges after lying to investors about his health technology startup’s finances to secure $30 million in investments.
IBM’s Watson Now Fights Cybercrime in the Real World
IBM’s Watson business unit has launched a pilot program aimed at developing cybersecurity monitoring tools for healthcare and several other industries.
Security Experts Warn Congress That the Internet of Things Could Kill People
Harvard University professor and cybersecurity scholar Bruce Schneier discusses the recent IoT-based denial-of-service attack on Dyn servers and the risk that such attacks pose to hospitals and public safety.
With McGraw’s new position at Transcarent, it seems like Glen Tullman might be getting the Allscripts band back together.