“In a first step for its long-planned, decade-long, $16 billion Electronic Health Record Modernization program, the U.S. Department of Veterans affairs announced today that it has gone live with a scheduling tool that will, eventually, find its way into VA facilities across the country.”
WHY IT MATTERS
“The new Cerner-developed Centralized Scheduling Solution is up and running at VA Central Ohio Healthcare System in Columbus, and will enable more efficient patient scheduling by offering visibility into clinician availability within a unified system.”
“Cerner says it has migrated and tested demographic information for the 60,000 veterans who receive care at the facility. The CSS will be integrated with the full EHR systems set to be implemented at the next go-live site, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, this autumn…” Read the full article here.
Source: First component of VA EHR modernization goes live in Ohio – By Mike Miliard, August 24, 2020. Healthcare IT News.
