EHR Intelligence June 12, 2019
Kate Monica

In a recent report, GAO named the health IT system in use at HHS among the 10 federal legacy systems most in need of modernization to prevent security problems.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) urged HHS to modernize its 50 year-old health IT system in a report naming the ten federal legacy systems most in need of significant upgrades.

The health IT system, implemented in 1969, was ranked third on the list of ten outdated IT systems in need of revamping. The EHR system supports healthcare delivery for the Indian Health Service (IHS) and is considered a highly susceptible to security threats.

IHS uses the clinical and patient administrative information system to gather, store, and display clinical, administrative, and...

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