EHR vendor hit with lawsuit following data breach

Electronic health record vendor QRS is facing a lawsuit after a cyberattack exposed the data of 319,778 individuals. The lawsuit alleges that QRS failed to adequately secure and maintain the protected health information stored on its patient portal. The plaintiff and other affected patients are seeking damages and a ban on QRS maintaining their information on a cloud-based database. This incident highlights the ongoing trend of healthcare organizations facing legal action following cyberattacks.