“The House Veterans Affairs Committee is looking for answers and a clear direction from VA now that the initial rollout of its multi-billion dollar electronic health record has been delayed.”
“VA had planned to switch on the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program at its first site, the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, on March 28.”
“But VA announced Monday it would pause the initial rollout, and said it would need more time to build the system and properly train clinicians on its capabilities…”
“But developers are still configuring the Cerner system for the VA, a committee aide told Federal News Network Monday, and delays may persist through at least April or May.”
“Employees were supposed to receive training on the new system Monday, but they would have been forced to learn on an unfinished product, the aide said.”
“Cerner is also building interfaces among its system, the Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) and other VA IT systems, but the pace of that work hasn’t kept up as quickly as desired, the committee aide added…” Read the full article here.
Source: Congress seeking more answers on VA electronic health record delay – By Nicole Ogrysko, February 13, 2020. Federal News Network.
