VistA

A person accesses the Department of Veterans Affairs' EHR system on a laptop.

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.

IT Modernization

The full story around the VA’s EHR modernization program

Commentary

House lawmakers seek VA EHR pause, ‘gravely concerned’ for patient safety

Veterans Affairs

The importance of VA supply chain modernization

Commentary

Why VA’s $16B (and counting) Electronic Health Record Modernization is doomed

Commentary

Update on a mega-IT modernization effort

Tom Temin Commentary

Former VA secretary Shulkin talks new book, career and his thoughts on public service

Federal Drive

Why VA is scrapping a successful pilot in favor of Cerner’s scheduling system

Veterans Affairs

VA to spend $10B on EHR replacement despite firm grasp on current system

Federal Drive

House Rep. trying again to help federal retirees who saw cuts to Social Security

Federal Newscast

VA’s plans for maintaining VistA spark cost concerns for new electronic health record

Veterans Affairs

VA hopes modernization of legacy systems means more security in future

Bill James and Drew Myklegard from the Department of Veterans Affairs said they’ve created essentially a “wall outlet” for third-party applications.

Insight of the Month

10 ingredients making VA’s e-health record program sick

Ed Meagher, a retired Department of Veterans Affairs chief technology office and deputy chief information officer, explained why VA is repeating mistakes…

Commentary

VA offers more details on the cost, timeline and plan for EHR modernization

Veterans Affairs

The Veterans Affairs Department says it will begin deployment of a new electronic health record at three sites in the Pacific Northwest in October, and the system will be implemented at those sites by March 2020.