Getting to the Bottom of the Latest VA Delay
WASHINGTON, D.C.–You’ve been hearing for nearly ten years about how veterans have suffered because of long wait times for treatment at VAs all over the United States. One of the solutions being mandated by Congress is the Electronic Health Record Modernization.
Rep. Frank Mrvan (D), who represents northwest Indiana, is the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Technology Modernization. He’s concerned that the project is taking too long.
“This has major impacts on wait times, and veterans access to care as well as their health and well-being,” he said during a Thursday hearing.
Presiding: Chair Frank Mrvan
The Subcommittee on Technology Modernization will hold a hearing entitled Strategic Review: Evaluating Concerns About the Ongoing Implementation of the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program
This meeting will be livestreamed on Youtube and Facebook.
Check back for live video of this hearing.
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The Government Accountability Office wants the Department of Veterans Affairs to postpone new installations of the Cerner electronic health record while the agency irons out the most serious system problems. The recommendations are included in a report released Feb. 11.
GAO notes that the initial go-live of the electronic health record in Spokane, Wash., took place last October with most of the most serious problems closed or temporarily solved with workarounds. VA officials then reported that the launch was a success. However, the report states, new problems known inside VA s Office of Electronic Health Records Modernization as critical severity and high severity test findings – will likely crop up. GAO said VA needs to deal with those findings in advance of subsequent deployments.
Watchdog suggests VA halt medical records overhaul until lingering issues are resolved February 12 Staff at the 374th Surgical Operations Squadron Same Day Surgery Unit enter information into the department s electronic medical record system following surgery on a colleague in May 2018. (Airman John D. Partlow/Air Force) An outside watchdog is recommending that Veterans Affairs halt deployment of its new electronic medical records system until serious problems with its operations are addressed, but department officials insist the issues won’t create significant delays for the massive project. The new records system a 10-year, $16 billion project started in 2018 was one of the signature achievements of President Donald Trump’s VA policies. It is designed to connect veterans medical files with Defense Department files, providing a single, lifelong record for troops past their military separation.