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Valerie Melvin: Don’t expect interoperable EHRs from DoD or VA soon

The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments are a long way from deploying new electronic health record systems that can communicate with each other. Both agenc...

Francis Rose

August 18, 2015 6:34 pm

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The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments are a long way from deploying new electronic health record systems that can communicate with each other. Both agencies didn't meet a deadline last year to make sure their data complies with national standards. Valerie Melvin is director of information management and technology resources issues at GAO. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose why defined goals would help both departments better measure their progress.