"Over the past decade, the electronic health record (EHR) market has become increasingly consolidated, with the majority of care delivery organizations now using one of two vendors ... This consolidation creates a 'single-point-of-failure' tail risk for cybersecurity ... Given that reversing consolidation is unlikely due to high EHR switching costs, it is critical that policymakers establish safeguards that ensure robust protections for patients' sensitive data.... Sustained investment in regulatory oversight and continued partnerships between policymakers, care delivery organizations, and EHR vendors are essential to contain the catastrophic risk involved from this ongoing market consolidation."  MORE >>