“We’ve noticed this week that members of Congress are batting around a new estimate for the Cerner EHR implementation job. Whereas $10 billion was the number on the Hill until recently, House Veterans Affairs Chairman Phil Roe gave a $15 billion figure Monday, and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz threw out $16 billion during an appropriations hearing with VA Secretary David Shulkin on Thursday morning.
The explanation, according to material provided to congressional sources, is a breakdown for the 10-year modernization project consisting of $10 billion for the Cerner contract, $4.6 billion for infrastructure improvements and…” Read the full article here.
Source: Politico Morning e-Health, VA-Cerner numbers skyrocket – By Mohana Ravindranath, 3/16/2018 10:00 AM EDT
