“A few years have passed since the Department of Veterans Affairs came to terms with the scheduling crisis in Phoenix that led to numerous leadership changes and a financial commitment of more than $600 million to implement an Epic scheduling system.”
“That contract is now canceled to pave the way for Cerner’s scheduling software, a component of the $10-billion EHR modernization project, to be put on an accelerated timeline and implemented at all VA medical facilities, including those yet to upgrade to the Cerner EHR…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA to Fast-Track Cerner Scheduling Software, Abandon Epic MASS – By Kyle Murphy, January 31, 2019. EHR Intelligence.