Days after John Bartrum’s exit, John Figueroa takes up the reins of the agency charged with modernizing veteran health records for a second time.

The Patient Advocate Tracking System-Replacement was transferred to the cloud in 2023 and was not properly assessed for risk as it contains medical record access.

John Bartrum, who led the Veterans Health Administration’s rollout of electronic health record modernization, said he is leaving public service.

The agency’s efforts to reduce barriers to innovation, aligned with a 2025 OMB memo, may have introduced more vulnerabilities.

In one project, protected health information was shared with non-VA investigators without proper approval, a new report states.

The OIG report identifies new issues with the data inputted into the VA’s Electronic Health Record System, partly blaming outdated technology.

An OIG report found that the VA and Oracle Cerner neglected to ensure proper controls to prevent against and mitigate system issues.

The Veterans Health Administration is exploring smart home technologies, AI deep learning models and more, the agency’s deputy chief health technology officer says.

The health agency’s Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology released a draft framework for health IT policies that leans into data, delivery and innovation.

VA's inspector general received an allegation that the department was not adequately overseeing contractor progress reports before millions in payment on EHR modernization work, but it did…