The latest widescale cyberattack led Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to urge Congress to draft a cybersecurity bill and prioritize the development of universal data breach notification standards.

Some of the biggest EHR vendors have gag clauses in their contracts that prevent their provider customers from sharing information about any software issues that could compromise patient safety.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has launched an online form where users can log complaints about certified products' functionality and usability. 

Despite top stories regarding ICD-10, interoperability and more, privacy and security dominated the headlines in the healthcare arena again this week. 

Seventy percent of providers use an average of four different vendors to meet their security requirements, according to the inaugural report on healthcare security from KLAS.

Not all EHR vendors are submitting required reports on their products' usability testing, according to research published in JAMA.

An analysis of EHR vendors revealed that the vast majority of hospitals eligible for the Meaningful Use were able to update their certified EHR technology (CEHRT) to achieve the 2014 base definition with their current vendor.

New York insurer Excellus Blue Cross and Blue Shield has experienced a sophisticated cyberattack by hackers who may have gained access to over 10 million personal records.