“Lawmakers are again raising concerns over the Department of Veterans Affairs planned overhaul of its electronic medical records systems after the program’s new leader abruptly quit last week…”
“But the sudden moves have worried lawmakers that the 10-year, $10-billion-plus project may be facing bureaucratic challenges less than four months after department officials finalized contracts for the ambitious technology shift…”
“In a letter to Wilkie following Morris’ announcement, Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind. — who serves as the chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization — expressed “great concern about the deteriorating and rudderless leadership” of the electronic records effort…” Read the full article here.
Source: Lawmakers raise concerns over leadership of VA’s electronic medical records overhaul – By Leo Shane, August 28, 2018. Military Times.
