GAO Calls for Stop to VA's Electronic Medical Record Rollout Until Early Problems Get Fixed
In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
23 Feb 2021
The federal government's watchdog agency has recommended that the Department of Veterans Affairs postpone the rollout of its electronic health records system until problems encountered in the initial deployment are fixed.
Last fall, the Government Accountability Office identified issues with the system before it was introduced in October at the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Washington. Many of the problems were addressed at the initial rollout site, and the system has since been deployed at five other locations in Washington and Nevada.