ALSO NOTED: Study finds providers expect to have completed EHR implementation in 5 years; NHS denies woman Herceptin; and much

> Oracle said a company study found nearly 80 percent of healthcare providers expect to adopt an EHR. Most expect the process to be completed within 5 years. Article [1]

> A British high court sided with the country's National Health Service, agreeing that a woman who wants the government to pay for the cancer drug Herceptin to treat her early stage breast cancer is not entitled to receive it. Article [2]

> The death rate from C diff. bacteria is up sharply in Ohio, state health officials say. About 800 people have died from the aggressive infection over the past five years. Article [3]

> Researchers at Vanderbilt say media coverage is one of the main factors influencing vaccination rates. Article [4]

> The University of Washington said a hacker gained access to computers in its healthcare network. The breach went undetected for 18 months, but no patient records were compromised. Article [5]

> Writing in an editorial in Kidney International, a pair of kidney specialists argues that the taboo idea of letting people sell their own body organs must be reconsidered.  Article [6]

And Fnally... The U.S. army formally closed its last M.A.S.H. unit yesterday. Article [7]