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The Department of Veterans Affairs was on track to roll out an initial set of electronic health record capabilities at its first site in Spokane, Washington, in July. But the coronavirus pandemic has paused those plans indefinitely.
April 10, 2020 -
Members on the House Veterans Affairs Committee say they plan to double down on their oversight of VA's electronic health record modernization amid a recent decision to delay the initial rollout.
February 13, 2020 -
The department had planned to deploy the multibillion dollar EHR at its first site in Spokane, Washington, next month. Officials said they would announce a new schedule "in the coming weeks."
February 11, 2020 -
Defense health IT officials say they're seeing only about one-third the number of trouble tickets as they encountered during the initial wave of MHS Genesis deployments.
January 10, 2020 -
Lawmakers are concerned the Department of Veterans Affairs didn't do its due diligence in making the decision to adopt a new scheduling system from Cerner, the same contractor both the VA and Pentagon are using to overhaul their electronic health records.
September 30, 2019 -
The launch adds four new bases to the embattled GENESIS electronic health record system.
September 11, 2019 -
GAO said VA doesn’t have a comprehensive definition of its current VistA system, or how much it’s spending to keep it up and running.
July 31, 2019 -
Veterans Affairs says it will spend nearly $5 billion over next 10 years to maintain legacy electronic health record while implementing a separate, multi-billion-dollar system at facilities.
July 26, 2019 -
As the Department of Veterans Affairs continues to implement a new version of its community care program, lawmakers will also debate whether VA is spending too much on private care at the expense of other agency priorities.
March 12, 2019 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it may designate an independent arbitrator of sorts to oversee and manage joint decisions from VA and the Defense Department as the two agencies implement a new, commercial electronic health record (EHR).
February 05, 2019 -
Ed Meagher, a retired Department of Veterans Affairs chief technology office and deputy chief information officer, explained why VA is repeating mistakes of the past modernization projects.
November 29, 2018 -
Why does the Department of Veterans Affairs need Apple for mobile electronic health record, and why should Apple get a prescription cut?
November 27, 2018 -
Lawmakers on the House Veterans Affairs Committee said they're still looking for more answers about VA's budget, staffing and leadership plans for its massive, 10-year electronic health record modernization effort.
November 14, 2018 -
The organizational chart that maps out responsibilities for ensuring VA's new electronic health record will work with DoD's has 16 different boxes in it. That's a worry for many lawmakers.
September 14, 2018 -
Congress is wise to jump onto oversight of two departments' electronic health records projects.
August 30, 2018