November 30, 2022 2 min read Reimbursement is a large part of how hospital systems generate revenue from payers (insurance companies), and is what we call ‘the backend’ of healthcare. Medical coding, though less visible to patients, helps physicians note and justify treatments and diagnosis for their patients; it is […]
Year: 2022
T-Mobile is giving away a ton of free money on Friday
In order to celebrate the holiday season (and possibly win over a few new subscribers), T-Mobile is giving away free money on Friday. On December 16, T-Mobile is handing out up to $225,000 in cash prizes at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and at Signature Stores in Chicago, […]
Complexity is the enemy of cloud security
It’s a fact that most enterprises put security teams and tools in a silo. It drives me nuts when I see these bad habits carried over to cloud computing security. I covered this topic three years ago, and for the most part, it’s unchanged. Many of today’s security breaches are […]
Steam survey reveals existence of two unreleased Macs
A pair of mysterious and unreleased Macs have been spotted in Steam’s usage data for November 2022. Labelled as “Mac14,6” and “Mac15,4,” the devices are probably machines with M2 Pro and/or M2 Max processors set for launch in 2023. You can see the data by visiting Steam’s survey page and […]
Study shows remote workers are becoming more, not less engaged
The big picture: The backlash against the rise of remote work was probably inevitable. Some who favor returning to offices claim that remote employees become less engaged over time, but a recent study suggests the opposite. It also provides some possible tips on improving remote work. A recent analysis of […]
Voices at the Center: Asian American Educators Rising
“When the murders happened in Atlanta, my school said nothing.” On March 16, 2021, a 21-year-old white man went on a targeted shooting rampage across Atlanta, driving 30 miles to three massage businesses and killing eight people, the majority of whom were Asian women. Upon capture and questioning, the shooter […]
Microsoft tops list of best-run companies in the U.S. for third straight year – GeekWire
The Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Microsoft has one again topped a list of the best-run companies in the U.S. for 2022, finishing ahead of other technology giants which slipped in the rankings, including Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta. The Redmond, Wash.-based software and […]
How Cognitive Science And Artificial Intelligence Are Transforming Global Industries?
Cognitive science has become integral to many fields, including human-factors engineering. This area focuses on designing products and systems for people and optimizing how people perform tasks. Cognitive science and human-factors engineering work hand in hand, applying information from cognitive, psychological, and behavioral studies to create better products and systems […]
Xbox boss Phil Spencer says Sony is trying to grow by ‘making Xbox smaller’
According to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, Sony’s strategy for growth is to make Xbox “smaller.” In a recent interview spotted by EuroGamer, the Microsoft Gaming CEO touched on the Activision Blizzard acquisition and Sony’s attempts to block the deal. The Xbox boss said that “Sony is trying to protect its […]
Azure Kubernetes doubles down on WebAssembly
It’s interesting to see how cloud-native runtimes are evolving. Although containers make it simple for applications to bring their own runtimes to clouds, and offer effective isolation from other applications, they don’t offer everything we want from a secure application sandbox. Bringing your own userland solves a lot of problems, […]