“The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is about to undergo a massive, $16 billion revamp of its electronic health record (EHR) system. A month after a $10 million deal with Cerner was finalized, the Government Accounting Office (GAO) released a report that found the VA spent $3 billion on EHR support between 2015 and 2017…”
“In the past three years, the VA spent $2.99 billion on VistA between 2015 and 2017—roughly $1 billion a year… argues the price includes positives in addition to efficiency and communication improvements…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA spent $3B on EHR between 2015-2017 – By Nicholas Leider, July 2, 2018. HealthExec.
