Matt Rosendale Archives

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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 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

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

House Veterans Affairs Committee ranking member Mike Bost (R-IL) urges veterans to seek help if they are feeling suicidal during a news conference with (L-R) Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images).

GOP lawmakers introduce two bills targeting VA electronic health record system rollout

The proposed legislation is focused on halting further implementation of the health records system until all functionality issues are resolved.

Jan 31, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

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

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

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 Nihal Krishan John Hewitt Jones

Rep. Rosendale: Oracle Cerner EHR rollout is a ‘little game of disaster’

"At the end of the day Secretary McDonough has to take responsibility for it because he's in charge of the VA."

Jul 28, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

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

New VA secretary to review EHR modernization program after troubling reports

Secretary McDonough will take a look at the VA's largest digital modernization program over the next few weeks, possibly bringing changes to the rollout timeline.

Mar 19, 2021 By Jackson Barnett