“…The VA’s project to replace its Vista electronic health record has stalled. One reason is there’s no one really in charge. A parade of people has passed through the VA’s CIO office over the last year and a half. History shows the longer these projects drag on without showing tangible progress, the worse they’re likely to go in the long run. No doubt in members’ minds the Coast Guard’s failed effort at a new EHR. After throwing away tens of millions of dollars, the Coast Guard ended up going back to paper records.”
“In theory, VA, like DoD, is adopting a commercial product, in this case MHS Genesis from the Cerner Corp. Judging from the DoD’s slow and partially effective initial installations, it feels like a development project. Senators added an amendment to an appropriations bill to have the Government Accountability Office…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA and DOD both bit; Congress asks, can they chew? – By Tom Temin, August 30, 2018. Federal News Radio.
