VistA

• VA, DoD investigate serious health record error

  The Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to solve the mystery of how the Pentagon\'s health information system mistakenly accessed a confidential treatment form in the VA\'s health record system. The mistake kept one veteran from returning to combat.

  Defense

  October 15, 2010
• VA to track vets from enlistment to grave

  Seeking to enable a single, lifetime electronic health record, the Veterans Affairs Department adopted a 10-digit identifier to be used from enlistment to death. VA\'s CIO, Roger Baker, talks with WFED\'s Scott Carr.

  Federal Drive

  August 12, 2010
• VA Upgrades VistA

  The electronic health record system used by the Department of Veterans Affairs is getting a makeover. The VA recently announced it will spend $10.9 million to improve its Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture,…

  Technology

  June 23, 2010
• ACT/IAC: VA health IT system needs modernization

  Working group chair Ed Meagher says the VA\'s health IT system is one of the best in the world, but it\'s also over 30 years old.

  Budget

  May 06, 2010