The exterior of the Veterans Affairs Hospital is seen November 10, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) VA, Oracle Cerner expect problem-ridden EHR rollout to resume by summer 2024 The VA has faced multiple delays to the $16B Oracle Cerner EHR rollout due to major patient safety risks. Sep 13, 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
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, VA Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Image credit: Wikimedia / Dwight Burdette) VA official warns electronic health record research functionality issue may affect other medical centers Dr. Shereef Elnahal says research functionality concerns at the Ann Arbor health system will need to be addressed at other VA clinics. Feb 22, 2023 By Nihal Krishan
(Scoop News Group photo) Oracle Cerner signs contract with Accenture to provide extra electronic health record training for VA clinicians Accenture is one of several contractors working to implement the Petnagon's iteration of the Oracle Cerner system, MHS Genesis. Feb 14, 2023 By Nihal Krishan
The US Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) Democrats working on ‘comprehensive’ VA electronic health record reform bill — sources News of the legislative proposal comes after GOP lawmakers last week introduced bills that would either substantially alter or scrap the IT system. Feb 2, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones 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 CIO reiterates commitment to working with Cerner to improve EHR uptime Cerner has agreed to credit VA for failing to maintain the minimum level of system uptime stipulated in the contract, according to a report. May 12, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
Cerner Realization Campus, formerly Marion Laboratories, in Kansas City, MO. Oracle further extends $28B offer to acquire Cerner amid antitrust scrutiny It follows a previous extension of the offer deadline last month. Mar 15, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones
(Getty Images) Transition to federal health data standards an ‘unfunded mandate’ for smaller providers Large, technically savvy hospitals tend to have an easier time adopting FHIR R4. Feb 1, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir
The US Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) VA failed to ensure data quality during initial EHR rollout, GAO finds The performance audit identifies concerns over the accuracy and volume of patient data being transferred. Feb 1, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones
The George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City. (Veterans Health Administration / Flickr) VA looks to RPA to speed up digitization of its health records The VA is in search of a managed RPA tool to "streamline the flow of external clinical document sets" into its EHR systems. Jul 9, 2020 By Billy Mitchell