{"id":263441,"date":"2026-06-03T18:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/ehr-modernization-needs-better-cyber-and-privacy-collaboration-gao-says\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T18:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:20:08","slug":"ehr-modernization-needs-better-cyber-and-privacy-collaboration-gao-says-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/ehr-modernization-needs-better-cyber-and-privacy-collaboration-gao-says-2\/","title":{"rendered":"EHR modernization needs better cyber and privacy collaboration, GAO says"},"content":{"rendered":"

EHR modernization needs better cyber and privacy collaboration, GAO says<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nextgov.com\/modernization\/2026\/06\/ehr-modernization-needs-better-cyber-and-privacy-collaboration-gao-says\/413959\/?orefu003dng-homepage-river<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-03 18:03:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.nextgov.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The Government Accountability Office said on Tuesday that the unit overseeing the federal government\u2019s new electronic health record system is not collaborating enough with its partner agencies to secure the software against digital threats or ensure that patient data is sufficiently protected.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a watchdog report, GAO said the Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization office \u201cdoesn’t fully follow leading practices for collaboration\u201d when it comes to the cybersecurity and privacy of data with the new EHR system.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The office oversees the government\u2019s effort to deploy one common, interoperable system across the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Defense Department, the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. GAO said the completed system is expected to have \u201cmore than 500,000 users providing care to over 18 million servicemembers, veterans, and their families, making it one of the nation\u2019s largest electronic health record systems.\u201d<\/p>\n

FEHRM was created through a joint charter signed by DOD and VA in December 2019, with the four participating agencies taking on varying levels of cyber and privacy responsibilities.<\/p>\n

DOD is primarily responsible for managing the cybersecurity of the EHR software and the network used to access the system. GAO said VA also has \u201cresponsibility for the cybersecurity of its own network.\u201d Each of the four agencies is also responsible for managing their own networks and following applicable privacy laws when it comes to handling users\u2019 data.<\/p>\n

While GAO said that FEHRM has \u201cinitiated a number of efforts to promote collaboration\u201d with the four agencies, it added that \u201cit has done so without well-defined common goals and outcomes.\u201d The watchdog added this includes concerns that the office does not \u201cmonitor, assess or communicate on performance measures\u201d to hold its partners accountable.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cArticulating clear and measurable goals would better position the FEHRM to oversee the…<\/p>\n

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