VA electronic health record system linked with 6 cases of ‘catastrophic harm’ including 4 deaths
Congressional staff have been informed of four deaths related to a feature of the EHR modernization program.
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Veterans Health Administration
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.
VA electronic health record modernization program director Terry Adirim to depart
She leaves the agency on Feb. 25 and will be replaced on an acting basis by Neil Evans, according to an internal memo.
VA appoints Alan Greilsamer as deputy CIO within IT account management office
Greilsamer was sworn into the role on Jan. 30.
HHS Office for Civil Rights probes ‘hacking/IT incident’ at Defense Health Headquarters
At least 1,279 individuals have been affected, according to an initial disclosure on the office's breach portal website.
Configuration upgrades another priority of VA’s electronic health record modernization
The agency's under secretary for health hopes routine configuration upgrades will go some way to alleviating clinician burnout.
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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.
VA delays Cerner EHR rollout to Boise due to major stability issues
Kurt DelBene told Senate lawmakers Wednesday that recent system downtime has primarily related to change control and testing.
VA improving data standardization to meet clinicians’ electronic health record needs
Process improvements come in response to a GAO report that identified a range of failings relating to the transfer of data.
VHA acting Under Secretary Stone to step down
Richard Stone oversaw agency’s program to modernize its legacy electronic health record system.