“Washington will be a test location for a $10 billion project to convert all Veterans Affairs medical records into electronic form, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said Wednesday in Spokane.”
“Washington state has the perfect mix of active duty, technical infrastructure, rural components, and a large number of veterans,” Wilkie said. “So what we are doing here in Washington, we are testing out the medical health records, which is the largest program the VA has ever undertaken. We are going to test it here in Spokane…”
“Wilkie also said he supports efforts to begin a long-promised 24-hour urgent care at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center. It currently operates from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m…” Read the full article here.
Source: Secretary Wilkie announces Spokane to lead VA records changes during visit to Fairchild – By Thomas Clouse, October 17, 2018. The Spokesman-Review.
