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> A computer virus via an email attachment has impacted pathology, eye and audiology services at United Kingdom-based Royal Berkshire Hospital, according to the BBC. Article
> A test database that housed Alliance Health consumer information was accessible online for roughly 30 months, the company has announced. The organization discovered the issue in mid-December and has removed the database from public view. Announcement
> Web-based simulation tests have the potential to help nurses better recognize patients whose are deteriorating in health, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. The program helped capture their attention and also built a higher level of confidence among users. Study
Health Insurance News
> A health insurance company that says it wants to disrupt the industry is doing an about-face from the broad network strategy it extolled at its birth in 2012. Article
>Â As other major insurers await approval of their mergers, Philadelphia-based Independence Health Group is examining its options for collaborating or consolidating with other companies. Article
Provider News
>Â Experts have long known that the United States outpaces other Western nations in healthcare costs while falling far behind on outcomes, but to improve Medscape advises that the American healthcare system should look to one nation in particular: Denmark. Article
And Finally... A politician in the making. Article