“A new study from the U.S. Government Accountability Office dug deeper into what’s happening with the Department of Veterans Affairs and its quest to improve its health IT infrastructure. Meanwhile, an EHR interoperability summit involving top government officials has been the talk of the town.”
“FITARA-related efforts…focuses on how the government purchases and managed technology…the progress isn’t quite enough…”
“A December 12 summit led by Jared Kushner, along with CMS Administrator Seema Verma…focused on EHR interoperability…”
“Earlier this year, Kushner boasted about how quickly the VA secured the Cerner deal…according to leaked audio, Kushner claimed that with his assistance, the department was able to sort out a solution in a two-week time frame.”
Source: Three takeaways on the VA, VistA and government health IT – By Erin Dietsche, December 12, 2017, MedCityNews. Read the full article here.
