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VA watchdog warns EHR issue puts 250,000 veterans at risk of medication mix-ups

A VA watchdog says hundreds of thousands of veterans treated at sites using the VA’s EHR are at risk of receiving the wrong medication.

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VA EHR leader calls for ‘accelerated delivery’ in fixes to pharmacy disruptions

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VA extends EHR delay to June 2023 after review finds more system problems

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VA EHR ‘not even close’ to meeting patient needs right now, deputy secretary tells senators

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(AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, testifies before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

VA confidence in new EHR ‘shaken’ following cases of patient harm, McDonough says

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 file photo, Medical staff move a COVID-19 patient who died to a loading dock to hand off to a funeral home van, at the Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La. Louisiana hospitals already packed with patients from the latest coronavirus surge are now bracing for a powerful Category 4 hurricane, which is expected to crash ashore Sunday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

A tale of two agencies trying to implement a new electronic health record

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department is delaying the launch of its EHR in certain areas, while the Defense Department’s is moving…

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Costly, complex, weaknesses: Not great words for VA’s electronic health record project

The new EHR has proven to be a heavy lift, especially when it comes to a realistic and enforceable schedule.

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VA secretary urges EHR rollout to continue, but ‘very concerned’ about system outages

The VA’s new Electronic Health Record is now running at a third location, although lawmakers remain concerned about future rollouts.

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