“Despite being part of a recent leadership exodus at the Department of Veterans Affairs, former Chief Information Officer Scott Blackburn said that he was confident that the agency’s pursuit of a new electronic health record system would continue to move forward…”
“Blackburn’s confidence in the EHR process stands in contrast to reports that the White House is wavering in its commitment to moving forward on the contract that would bring VA medical records in line with the Department of Defense system. Both the VA press office and representatives for the company the agency plans to contract with for the EHR, Cerner Corp., were unable to confirm recently whether the deal was still moving forward.”
“According to Blackburn, transitions of leadership can certainly complicate these far-reaching projects, but he expects that there will only be a brief learning period before new leadership moves forward…” Read the full article here.
Source: Former VA CIO optimistic that IT initiatives will move forward – By Jessie Bur, April 23, 2018. Federal Times.
