Oracle's electronic health records system is under scrutiny by multiple Swedish authorities after a $190 million rollout in the Västra Götaland regi

Swedish authorities probe Oracle Cerner health record rollout

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2024-11-27 13:00:05

Oracle's electronic health records system is under scrutiny by multiple Swedish authorities after a $190 million rollout in the Västra Götaland region (VGR) encountered significant issues.

Following local media reports, the regional government in western Sweden confirmed several problems involving the Cerner Millennium software have been reported in a number of health settings earlier this month.

Since some of these incidents involve personal data VGR has registered an initial report with IMY, Sweden's data protection authority.

The case involved missing or lost words in health records, rather than a security breach or data being stolen, the regional government spokesperson said and added the incidents are "either linked to unforeseen technical problems with the start of operations and/or that routines for handling [data] have not been sufficiently implemented."

A spokesperson said on November 12, the software went live in one hospital - Södra Älvsborgs sjukhus in Borås – as well as several health centers, including physiotherapy units. This initial deployment represented a small proportion of the healthcare system in the region.