Morning Headlines 10/7/16
An Open Letter From Elizabeth Holmes
Theranos announces that it will close all of its clinical labs and wellness centers, and layoff the employees that work there, to focus its efforts on securing FDA clearance of its MiniLab.
This is how far phishers will go to make you click on a bogus link
In England, NHS Digital COO Rob Shaw discussed a situation in which hackers crafted a personalized phishing attack against an NHS employee, using his LinkedIn profile to learn about his background, and creating a fake email account in the name of one of his past colleagues. The extra effort paid off and the hackers managed to infiltrate the hospital’s network undetected for two weeks.
Chelsea and Westminster picks Cerner, and Jarrold as CIO
In England, 430-bed Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will implement Cerner in partnership with fellow NHS trust Imperial College Healthcare.
Remarks by Andy Slavitt: Talking with the industry about the future of health care in America
CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt discusses the transformation the health insurance industry is facing in a Wednesday speech.
Traditionally Professional Courtesy is something that physicians gave each other - but we had to be careful with it when…