“VA is leaning toward scrapping its 2015 scheduling system contract with Epic in favor of Cerner’s scheduling software, according to Subcommittee on Technology Modernization chairman Jim Banks (R-IN.)”
“In a letter to VA Acting Deputy Secretary James Byrne, Banks urged the federal agency to make a decision about which appointment scheduling software it plans to implement as part of VA’s $10 billion EHR modernization project…”
“Given VA is now considering terminating its contract with Epic and instead implementing a Cerner scheduling system, Banks requested answers to six questions pertaining to the scheduling system installation process within the next 90 or 150 days…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA Considers Swapping Epic Scheduling System With Cerner Software – By Kate Monica, December 19, 2018. EHR Intelligence.
