Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) Archives

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Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM)

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Lawmakers praise VA move to halt electronic health record rollout

The department's move to stop implementation of the platform while contract negotiations take place has received bipartisan support from Congress.

Apr 21, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

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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.

Apr 21, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

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Biden administration nominates Tanya Bradsher as VA deputy secretary

If confirmed by the Senate, she would step into the role following the departure of Donald Remy last month.

Apr 20, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

VA and watchdog leaders query electronic health record reform proposals

Contracting specialists say creating a chief management officer position at the Department of Veterans Affairs may not solve issues with the EHR program.

Apr 19, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

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VA electronic health record system hit with five-hour incident

Clinicians using the Oracle Cerner-operated platform experienced latency issues and freezing, according to an internal briefing note.

Apr 18, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

The US Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP)

Department of Veterans Affairs delays EHR rollout at Saginaw Health System

VA leaders have postponed deployment of the health record platform following a readiness assessment, according to an internal memo.

Apr 6, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones Nihal Krishan

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 29: Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing featuring former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz in the Dirksen Senate Office Building (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate lawmakers propose bill to address VA electronic heath record failures

Sens. Patty Murry, D-WA, Jon Tester, D-MT and Sherrod Brown, D-OH, are sponsoring the legislative proposal.

Apr 3, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2022 budget request for the Department of Veterans Affairs on Capitol Hill June 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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.

Mar 29, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

VA in talks to introduce more accountability to Oracle Cerner EHR contract: official

VA Chief Acquisition Officer Michael Parrish earlier this week said his agency is working to add new enforcement mechanisms to the contract.

Mar 17, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

EMIGRANT, MT – JULY 24: Montana Republican Congressman Matt Rosendale speaks at the ceremony to honor the four airman killed in a 1962 B-47 crash at 8,500 feet on Emigrant Peak on July 24, 2021 in Emigrant, Montana. (Photo by William Campbell/Getty Images)

Top House Republican wants to end VA’s Oracle Cerner EHR contract and ‘claw back the money’

Matt Rosendale is bullish on removing Oracle Cerner's EHR system and instead wants the VA to continue using its precursor VistA.

Mar 10, 2023 By Nihal Krishan