“The Department of Veterans Affairs established a commission this week to recommend a new Veterans Health Administration undersecretary.”
“The official in question, a presidential appointee that must be confirmed by the Senate, would lead and manage the VHA. Part of the position’s duties would entail helping oversee its beleaguered electronic health records modernization project.”
“As reported by the Air Force Times, this will be the second time this year the commission has been gathered.”
“‘We received information that there may have been some irregularities in the consideration of the previous slate of candidates and decided in an abundance of caution to start anew,’ said Terrence Hayes, VA press secretary, in an email to Healthcare IT News.”
“WHY IT MATTERS
It’s been several years since the agency had a Senate-confirmed undersecretary for health.”
“The last person to hold the position was Dr. David Shulkin, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015 and tapped to lead the VA on January 11, 2017. (Shulkin was then fired by President Donald Trump via Tweet in 2018.)…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA launches commission to find top health official – By Kat Jercich, October 20, 2021. Healthcare IT News.
