Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) Archives

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 05: U.S. Rep.-elect Matt Rosendale (R-MT) delivers remarks in the House Chamber during the third day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images).

Matt Rosendale to lead House VA tech modernization subcommittee

Th lawmaker will lead congressional scrutiny of the agency’s technology systems.

Jan 30, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, EHRs — The Department of Veterans Affairs. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier)

Oracle Cerner EHR system at VA, DOD and Coast Guard hit with network issues

The degraded service affected all locations using the EHR on Monday and Tuesday, according to a VA spokesperson.

Jan 27, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Kurt DelBene speaks at a public meeting of the Defense Innovation Board in Austin, Texas March 5, 2020. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

VA will use Silicon Valley hiring spree to bring fresh talent into EHR program, CIO DelBene says

The hiring scheme is focused on appointing employees to jobs covering transformation efforts including financial accounting management systems, supply chain and HR as well as the EHR…

Dec 9, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. (Image credit: Getty Images).

NOAA could start using Oracle Cerner EHR platform next summer

The Department of Commerce agency expects to implement the electronic health records platform as part of the federal electronic health records modernization program.

Oct 28, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

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)

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”.

Oct 13, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

Oracle to pay $23M to settle foreign bribery charges brought by SEC

This is the second time the tech giant has settled with the regulator in connection with the creation of slush funds.

Sep 27, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on March 4, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

VA Secretary says Oracle-Cerner EHR rollout will not continue until patient safety risks are addressed

VA Secretary Denis McDonough said Monday that the department it is working through an implementation check list for each hospital set to receive the new system.

Sep 26, 2022 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)

Rep. Rosendale questions size of penalty imposed on Cerner-Oracle by VA amid electronic health record system failures

At a House hearing Tuesday, Rep. Rosendale, R-Mont., cited a figure of $156,750 that according to the lawmaker the VA has withheld from the technology giant.

Sep 20, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

VA data shows Oracle Cerner electronic health record system hit with nearly 500 major incidents

A dataset obtained by FedScoop through a Freedom of Information Act request shows that the Oracle-Cerner electronic health records system had a total of 498 major incidents…

Aug 19, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones Nihal Krishan

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VA names functional champion for electronic health record modernization program

Dr. David Massaro will represent the Veterans Health Administration in the program and lead initiatives to support frontline medical staff.

Aug 2, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

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