Ransomware Attack Delays EHR Rollout

The Burlington, Vermont-based healthcare system, which includes six hospitals and other care facilities, says it will revise planned implementation of next phases of its EHR system from Epic Systems Corp, "amid the ongoing effort to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and restore normal operations following a recent cyberattack."

John Brumsted, M.D., president and CEO of the UVM Health Network, notes in a statement: "In 2020, our network, like those across the world, experienced tremendous challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only to be further encumbered by a ransomware attack."

Under the changed timeline, the "go live" phases for the EHR implementations in several inpatient and outpatient units at UVM facilities will be delayed four to eight months.