A Vanderbilt University researcher has suggested a new tactic for detecting inappropriate access to medical data in order to improve information security. The focus should move from the count of accesses to the context of the access, as well as taking into account the timing eccentricities of healthcare. In addition, security approaches need to incorporate the clinical context surrounding an access to accurately differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate access.
The True Cost of Focusing on Cost Instead of Cost-Effectiveness
When payors consider only the cost of the medication and not the cost and risk to the patient, doctor, and healthcare system, the irony is
