New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $550,000 from HealthAlliance, a Hudson Valley Healthcare facility operator, for failing to protect the data of over 240,000 patients. An investigation found the healthcare facility didn’t patch a system vulnerability despite a vendor’s alert, leading to a cyber-attack. HealthAlliance is required to pay the penalty and bolster its data security practices.
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
