VA, Oracle Cerner expect problem-ridden EHR rollout to resume by summer 2024
The VA has faced multiple delays to the $16B Oracle Cerner EHR rollout due to major patient safety risks.
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Senior lawmaker raises ethics waiver concerns involving VA CIO
The VA currently does not have a formal process in place to document recusals from Kurt DelBene and other senior executives, according to Rep. Mike Bost.
VA increases in-person requirements for teleworking employees
VA Secretary Denis McDonough wasn't specific about when the change would take place but said it will be in place by "early fall."
VA suspends rollout of Oracle Cerner electronic health record system as part of major ‘reset’
A senior VA official says “everything has been on the table” in recent contract negotiations between the agency and Oracle Cerner.
VA Secretary warns budget cap could hit agency’s telehealth and cyber programs
Denis McDonough on Wednesday set out concerns about a $345 million potential shortfall within the VA's Office of Information Technology.
House Dems introduce pair of bills to overhaul IT acquisition at Department of Veterans Affairs
If enacted, the legislation would compel the VA to create an under secretary for management post and seek an independent audit of initiatives including the electronic health…
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VA Deputy Secretary Donald Remy to depart
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that Deputy Secretary Donald Remy is set to leave his post, and will be replaced on an acting basis by…
Democrats working on ‘comprehensive’ VA electronic health record reform bill — sources
News of the legislative proposal comes after GOP lawmakers last week introduced bills that would either substantially alter or scrap the IT system.
VA warns 41,500 veterans that EHR deployment issues may have affected care — report
In an interview with The Spokesman-Review newspaper, VA Under Secretary for Health Shereef Elnahal says the department has sent letters to all veterans who may have been…
Department of Veterans Affairs delays all future EHR deployments until June 2023
The department says it is pushing back future rollouts to “address challenges with the system and make sure it is functioning optimally for veterans”.