“Dive Brief:
The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee’s Technology Modernization Subcommittee took aim at the VA’s EHR modernization project, an estimated $16.1 billion no-bid contract awarded to Cerner, with many skeptical the agency had overcome its years of problems. The EHR implementation, expected to conclude in March of 2020, has been riddled with roadblocks.”
“Lawmakers seemed troubled…”
“Dive Insight:
The project’s problems have ranged from “mundane to esoteric,” according to Banks. The undertaking certainly got off to a rocky start after Cerner ran into interoperability issues immediately after signing the contract in June of 2017. That contract, originally priced at $10 billion, was re-estimated at $16.1 billion once the VA remembered to account for staffing.”
“The snafus haven’t stopped since…” Read the full article here.
Source: House chairman sees ‘every indication’ that VA’s EHR difficulties will continue – By Tony Abraham, November 15, 2018. Healthcare Dive.
